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set the wheels in motion
Idioms and Phrases
see set in motion .Example Sentences
Environmental activists in Argentina say they fear that Milei will follow in Trump's footsteps and also set the wheels in motion to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement - the international treaty which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
And the need for Nasa reform is not a partisan issue – Democrat and Republican presidents alike have set the wheels in motion.
“He’s been looking for a change in an environment, and I think this might set the wheels in motion for that to be accomplished.”
He said he sent a notice to the state revisor’s office for a joint order to set the wheels in motion ahead of lawmakers’ return to Augusta next week.
A Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday set the wheels in motion for a vote later this week to expel embattled Rep. George Santos.
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