rolling stone gathers no moss.

rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Prov. A person who does not settle down is not attached to anything or anyone. (Can be said in admiration or in censure, depending on whether or not the speaker feels it is good to be attached to something or someone.) •

I worry about Tom. He's never lived in the same place for two years in a row, and he keeps changing jobs. A rolling stone gathers no moss.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • rolling stone gathers no moss — A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. A proverb. * /Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rolling stone gathers no moss — A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. A proverb. * /Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rolling\ stone\ gathers\ no\ moss — proverb A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country …   Словарь американских идиом

  • A rolling stone gathers no moss — „Ein rollender Stein setzt kein Moos an.“ Das englische Sprichwort A rolling stone gathers no moss bedeutet wörtlich übersetzt: „Ein rollender Stein setzt kein Moos an.“[1] Es beschreibt da …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • A rolling stone gathers no moss — is a proverb.HistoryIt is often credited to the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus, and roughly translates as: People always moving, with no roots in one place, avoid responsibilities and cares. AccuracyThe television show MythBusters ran an… …   Wikipedia

  • a rolling stone gathers no moss — People say this to mean that an ambitious person is more successful than a person not trying to achieve anything. Originally it meant the opposite and was critical of people trying to get ahead …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • a rolling stone gathers no moss — ► a rolling stone gathers no moss proverb a person who does not settle in one place will not accumulate wealth or status, or responsibilities or commitments. Main Entry: ↑roll …   English terms dictionary

  • a rolling stone gathers no moss — A wandering person does not grow rich, but is free from responsibilities and ties • • • Main Entry: ↑roll * * * proverb a person who does not settle in one place will not accumulate wealth, status, responsibilities, or commitments …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) rolling stone gathers no moss — a rolling ˈstone gathers no ˈmoss idiom (saying) a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities Main entry: ↑rollidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • rolling stone gathers no moss — n. people pay a price for being on the move constantly in that they don t plant any roots in a specific place; people who are always on the go avoid responsibilities and cares …   English contemporary dictionary

  • a rolling stone gathers no moss — Cf. ERASMUS Adages III. iv. λίθος κυλινδόμενος τὸ φῦκος οὐ ποιεῖ, a rolling stone does not gather sea weed; musco lapis volutus haud obducitur, a rolling stone is not covered with moss. 1362 LANGLAND Piers Plowman A. x. 101 Selden Moseth [becomes …   Proverbs new dictionary

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