roll

Slang Dictionary

roll definition


  1. n.
    a bankroll; lots of money. : I earned a roll off that last deal.
  2. tv.
    to rob a drunkard. : Those punks can't get much money by rolling drunks.
  3. n.
    a sustained period of luck or productivity. (See also on a roll.) : The fantastic roll that this performer is on is truly exciting.
  4. in.
    to leave, perhaps in a car. : I can't wait around any longer. Let's roll.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Slang Dictionary

roll (a set) definition


and roll a set of prints.
  1. tv.
    to take a set of fingerprints (from someone). : Danny asked Muggerman to roll a set of prints from the bum and then throw him in the jug. , Take him downstairs and roll a set, Sergeant Tartaglia.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

roll

In addition to the idioms beginning with roll, also see easy as pie (rolling off a log); get rolling; get the ball rolling; heads will roll; on a roll; red carpet.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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