释义 |
set the wheels in motionDo something to begin a process or put a plan into action: Jane set the wheels in motion to find somewhere small to live...- Therefore if you are planning to plant in 2004 now is the time to set the wheels in motion.
- She explained that setting the wheels in motion and getting something done about the building was a long and arduous process that would involve many different agencies.
- Personally, I think it's kind of a big deal when a president deliberately sets the wheels in motion to invade another country, before the events later used to justify the war have even taken place.
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