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roll over

verb

  1. intr to overturn
  2. See roll
  3. slang.
    to surrender
  4. tr to allow (a loan, prize, etc) to continue in force for a further period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

    1. an instance of such continuance of a loan, prize, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      a rollover jackpot

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Reinvest profits from one investment back into that investment or into another, as in Our broker advised us to roll over the proceeds into a tax shelter . [Mid-1900s]
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I just think the idea that the best answer when we have 27% approval from our base is to roll over and die is an awful idea.

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He hopes there is room for trade negotiation, but said he will be the first to say that Canada "cannot just concede and roll over".

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“We’re wide open and we’re in for business. This is not a hang on or something. We want to try to roll over and make it better.”

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More movies or motor to El Compadre Option A would be that I wake up, roll over, flick the TV on and put on a movie.

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But the Pelicans didn’t just roll over, forcing the Clippers to stay alert.

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