Roll on
From these definition 'rolled on' is like 'rolling up the hill' which is the opposite of 'rolling down the hill', please?
the applause rolled on. -> The applause rolled onwards -> the applause continued (compare something rolling down a hill.)
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Tara2 'rolled on' is like 'rolling up the hill' which is the opposite of 'rolling down the hill' No. "rolled on", when applied to audience applause, just means "continued". It has nothing to do with hills.
- Tara2 'rolled on' is like 'rolling up the hill' which is the opposite of 'rolling down the hill' No.
- "rolled on", when applied to audience applause, just means "continued".
- It has nothing to do with hills.
- If you are looking for some kind of comparison, you might do better to think of the ocean.
- Standing on the beach, we see and hear the waves "rolling".
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Tara2'rolled on' is like 'rolling up the hill' which is the opposite of 'rolling down the hill'
No. "rolled on", when applied to audience applause, just means "continued". It has nothing to do with hills.
If you are looking for some kind of comparison, you might do better to think of the ocean. Standing on the beach, we see and hear the waves "roll
0Well, rolling up a hill, in the usual context of gravitational forces, does not occur naturally.
On the other hand, rolling down a hill is trivially easy to imagine. It happens all the time.
"Roll on" or "roll along" describes a natural continuation.
We have the expression: Time rolls on.
Also "roll along" is used in this famous song.
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