roll with
To handle and acceptTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
» It's a roll filled with ground beef.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, transitive)To handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
Near-synonym: deal with
We asked him to do his best to roll with all these changes as the company revamps its approach.
(informal, transitive)To spend time (with someone); to be someone's companion or part of a crew with someone or with a gang.
John has been rolling with Billy and Steve for years.
He rolls with the Crips.
Examples
9 sentencesIt's a roll filled with ground beef.
Let's set the ball rolling with an all-hands meeting.
Tom rolled the tire with a stick.
Tom rolled the hoop with a stick.
I'd like a roll with butter and a galão.
Origin
Involving the figurative notion extended from rolling with the punches (i.e., moving in acInvolving the figurative notion extended from rolling with the punches (i.e., moving in accord with them to lessen the blow).
Involving the figurative notion of rolling as in traveling, rolling up, etc.
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Forms
rolls with, rolling with, rolled with, rolled with| Base form | roll with · to roll with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rolls with |
| Present participle | rolling with |
| Past simple | rolled with |
| Past participle | rolled with |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- roll upпакувати, упакуватиTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll outкотити, котитисяTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- roll onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll backзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo return to a prior state.
- roll aroundзнатиTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
- roll withзайматися, мати справуTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
- 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 inTo arrive casually at a place.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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