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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Idiom: On a roll
Hi
Could you please tell me if all these sentences are natural?
On a roll: experiencing a period of success or good luck
Who wouldn't want to be on a roll?
It's been some time since I was on a roll.
A- Where do you want to be? B - On a roll.
Business is far from being on a roll.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
To me, those examples seem in decreasing order of likelihood.
- To me, those examples seem in decreasing order of likelihood.
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I rarely hear 'on a roll', and then it is almost always when good results have been achieved quickly several times, ie when a roll has actually occurred. People just don't suddenly say
eg Business is far from being on a roll.
eg I want to be on a roll.
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