keep the ball rolling

keep the ball rolling
phrasal
: to give continued impetus or momentum to an activity already in progress

when the conversation began to lag, the host always kept the ball rolling by introducing a new topic of common interest without seeming to have done it purposely

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keep the ball rolling
To keep things going
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Main Entry: ↑ball

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maintain the momentum of an activity

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keep the ball rolling
informal : to cause an activity or process to continue

I've started the preparations for the party, but it's up to you to keep the ball rolling.

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Main Entry: ↑ball
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keep the ball rolling — see ↑ball, 1
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Main Entry: ↑roll

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get/set/start/keep the ball ˈrolling idiom
to make sth start happening; to make sure that sth continues to happen
Main entry: ↑ballidiom

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