roll up on
roll up on · rolls up on · rolled up on · rolling up on
To sneak up to with the intention of causing harmTo sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.
Origin
From roll up + on; semantically and morphologically parallel with roll up + to.From roll up + on; semantically and morphologically parallel with roll up + to.
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Forms
rolls up on, rolling up on, rolled up on, rolled up onirregular
| Base form | roll up on · to roll up on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rolls up on |
| Present participle | rolling up on |
| Past simple | rolled up on |
| Past participle | rolled up on |
Tenses
roll up on · rolled up on · will roll up on · have rolled up onPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
14 phrasal verbs- roll upзавертатиTo pack up into a bundle or bindle.свернуть, сворачиватьTo pack up into a bundle or bindle.enrollarTo pack up into a bundle or bindle.arrotolareTo pack up into a bundle or bindle.To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll downSynonym of wind down.
- roll inTo arrive casually at a place.
- roll overпереворачиваться, перекатыватьсяvolcar, darse la vueltaprzewracać się z boku na bok, przewrócić się z boku na bokTo make a rolling motion or turn.
- roll outauslieferndesplegar, distribuirdéployer, sortirsunmakTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- roll onpasar, transcurrirTo pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll backTo return to a prior state.
- roll aroundTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
More 6
- roll offTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
- roll awayTo move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions, impacts, etc.
- roll withinformalTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
- roll aboutcolloquialTo laugh very heartily.
- roll forwardTo extend a condition, investment, position or benefit into a subsequent period.
- roll up onslangTo sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.