start the ball rolling

To set something, often a process, in motion; to begin. I think it will be easier to become comfortable driving now that I've started the ball rolling with driving lessons. I'll start the ball rolling with the icing while you mix the batter.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Igone	-	Basque
Ozi	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Volodimeru	-	Medieval Slavic
Christabella	kris-tə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Odalric	-	Ancient Germanic