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单词 roll with the punches
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roll with the punches


Cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible. For example, She'd had three different editors for her book, each with a different style, but she'd learned to roll with the punches. This term alludes to the boxer's ability to deflect the full force of an opponent's blow by adroitly moving his body. [Mid-1900s]

Words nearby roll with the punches

roll top, roll-top desk, roll-up, roll up one's sleeves, rollway, roll with the punches, roll-your-own, Rolodex, Rölvaag, roly-poly, Rom
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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