A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

get stuck for something • get stuck on something
• get stuck with something
get stuck for something —be at a loss how to obtain smth.:
He frowns importantly as he talks about his job, and waves
his arms about when he gets stuck for words.
get stuck on something —(coll.) feel a strong attraction to
smth.: Turn them [cattle] on to your range when the grass is
green … they get stuck on it then, and stop there.
get stuck with something —(coll.) 
1
. be unable to get rid of
smth. unwanted or undesirable: Maybe you simply got stuck
with a bad mortgage to begin with. 2. have no choice about
doing smth. unpleasant (like paying the bill, etc.): Jim always
got stuck with cleaning the garage.
get stuck in something • get stuck into something
get stuck in something —
1
. become entangled in sand, snow,
etc., so as to be unable to get away from a place: We were on
our way to visit another village, but our car got stuck in the
mud. 2. get involved with smth. so as to be unable to leave a
place: It seemed like nobody else noticed how late the show
went. I’m sure a lot of Jerseyites got stuck in the city that
night. 3. get involved with smth. so as to be unable to develop
or progress: Instead of marching forward, the revolution got
stuck in the bog of philistinism.
get stuck into something —(coll.) start doing smth. with
enthusiasm and determination; get down to a task: I think it’s
time we got stuck into some gardening.
get the ball rolling • set the stone rolling
get the ball rolling —(also: set the ball rolling ) start or initiate
smth.: Regardless of how you go about credit report repair,
it’s a good idea to get the ball rolling as soon as possible.
set the stone rolling —(also: set a stone rolling ) start smth.
which may lead to serious or unanticipated consequences: The
Austrian ultimatum to Serbia which set the stone rolling was
a deliberate provocation.