roll back something — roll back (something) to return something to a previous condition. Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections. It s unusual for any company to roll their prices back. Usage notes: often said about prices or laws … New idioms dictionary
roll over something — roll over (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar. After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds. Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll … New idioms dictionary
roll out something — roll out (something) to offer a new product or service to the public. The provider plans to roll out its new Internet access service next month. They ve experimented with the system in regional markets, and will roll it out nationally this fall … New idioms dictionary
roll — [rəʊl ǁ roʊl] verb roll something → back phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to reduce the price of something to a previous level: • the administration s promise to roll back taxes roll in phrasal verb [intransitive] … Financial and business terms
roll back — (something) to return something to a previous condition. Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections. It s unusual for any company to roll their prices back. Usage notes: often said about prices or laws … New idioms dictionary
roll over — (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar. After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds. Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll the funds … New idioms dictionary
roll out — (something) to offer a new product or service to the public. The provider plans to roll out its new Internet access service next month. They ve experimented with the system in regional markets, and will roll it out nationally this fall … New idioms dictionary
heads will roll (for something) — ˈheads will roll (for sth) idiom (informal, usually humorous) used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll up — verb 1. form into a cylinder by rolling (Freq. 1) Roll up the cloth • Syn: ↑furl • Hypernyms: ↑change shape, ↑change form, ↑deform • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
roll — [[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ rolls, rolling, rolled 1) V ERG When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net... [V prep/adv] Their car went off the road and rolled over … English dictionary