roll something out

roll something out
roll something out
1. to bring or take something out by rolling it; to push something out on wheels. •

Jane rolled her bike out to show it off.

Alice rolled out her bicycle for us to see.

2. to flatten something by rolling it. •

You should roll the pastry out first.

They rolled out the steel in a huge mill.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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