roll something up

roll something up
roll something up
to coil or rotate something into a coil or roll of something. •

I rolled the poster up and put it back in its mailing tube.

I have to roll up this paper.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • roll something up Military — drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded. → roll roll something up turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylindrical or spherical shape. → roll …   English new terms dictionary

  • roll something over Finance — contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement. → roll …   English new terms dictionary

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  • roll something back — reverse the progress or reduce the importance of something. → roll …   English new terms dictionary

  • roll something back — reverse the progress or reduce the power or importance of something the strategy to roll back communism …   Useful english dictionary

  • roll something over — Finance contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt * * * ˌroll sthˈover derived (technical) to allow money that sb owes to be paid back at a later date • The bank refused to roll… …   Useful english dictionary

  • roll something out — officially launch a new product. → roll …   English new terms dictionary

  • roll something out — UNROLL, spread out, unfurl, unfold, open (out), unwind, uncoil. → roll …   Useful english dictionary

  • roll something up — they rolled up the sleeping bags Syn: fold (up), furl, wind up, coil (up), bundle up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • roll something out — she rolled out her towel Syn: unroll, spread out, unfurl, unfold, open (out), unwind, uncoil …   Thesaurus of popular words

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