open the ball
English edit
Etymology edit
In reference to the start of dancing at a ball.
Verb edit
open the ball (third-person singular simple present opens the ball, present participle opening the ball, simple past and past participle opened the ball)
- To begin operations; to set things in motion.
- 1908, The Standard, volume 62, page 553:
- This is "commencement week" in "over-the-counter insurance" circles, the Whitman, Mass., savings bank having opened the ball with four applications made for $300 each by three prominent business men […]
Translations edit
begin operations
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