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roll on

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roll on
vb
Brit used to express the wish that an eagerly anticipated event or date will come quickly roll on Saturday
adj roll-on
(Clothing & Fashion) (of a deodorant, lip gloss, etc.) dispensed by means of a revolving ball fitted into the neck of the container
n roll-on
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's foundation garment, made of elasticized material and having no fastenings
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a liquid cosmetic, esp a deodorant, packed in a container having an applicator consisting of a revolving ball
Translations
? roll on
viweiterrollen; (time)verfliegen; roll on the holidays! (Brit) → wenn doch nur schon Ferien wären!
vt sep stockings(die Beine) hochrollen


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It will dwindle and dwindle as the months roll on, and there is no replenishing the fuel.
This seemed to him to fit exactly the case in which he found himself, so, making a show of severe suffering, he began to roll on the ground and with feeble breath repeat the very words which the wounded knight of the wood is said to have uttered:
I am reviled or threatened every day by one man or another,' said Ralph; 'but things roll on just the same, and I don't grow poorer either.
 
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