单词 | roll in |
释义 | roll inSEE SYNONYMS FOR roll in ON THESAURUS.COM verb (mainly intr)(adverb) to arrive in abundance or in large numbers (adverb) informal to arrive at one's destination (preposition) informal to abound or luxuriate in (wealth, money, etc) (adverb; also tr) hockey to return (the ball) to play after it has crossed the touchline Words nearby roll inroll film, rolliche, rollick, rollicking, rollicksome, roll in, rolling, rolling bearing, rolling boil, rolling-element bearing, rolling friction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with roll inroll in Retire for the night, as in It's time to roll in—we'll see you in the morning. Add, as in She tried to roll in several new clauses, but the publisher would not agree. Arrive, flow, or pour in, as in The football fans have been rolling in since this morning. Enjoy ample amounts of, especially of wealth, as in Ask the Newmans for a donation—they're rolling in money. This idiom alludes to having so much of something that one can roll around in it (as a pig might roll in mud). It is sometimes put as rolling in it, the it meaning money. [Late 1700s] Also see roll in the aisles; roll in the hay. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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