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KEEP THE BALL ROLLING

to maintain momentum; to keep some process going
KEEP THE BALL ROLLING
1. The principal has done so much and worked so hard to improve this school. Who’s going to keep the ball rolling when she retires?
2. Mr. Preston had managed to motivate his employees to higher production levels, and he wanted to keep them going. He wondered how he could keep the ball rolling.


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