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Newguest Posted 12 years ago
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Swell up the welfare rolls

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If people are swelling up the welfare rolls it means that many of them are on welfare. Is that right?
  

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Newguest If people are swelling up the welfare rolls it means that many of them are on welfare. Is that right? Yes; it means more and more of them, too.

— Mister Micawber

  • Newguest If people are swelling up the welfare rolls it means that many of them are on welfare.
  • Is that right?
  • Yes; it means more and more of them, too.
  • 'Up' should be deleted: it is not idiomatic there.
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NewguestIf people are swelling up the welfare rolls it means that many of them are on welfare. Is that right?
Yes; it means more and more of them, too. 'Up' should be deleted: it is not idiomatic there.
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then with should be added. the sentence is like this - If people are swelling with the welfare rolls,
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Thanks for the answer MM.

It's a line from American movie with Edward Norton and they used the phrase "swell up the welfare rolls", with the word "up"

Thanks
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Anonymousthen with should be added. the sentence is like this - If people are swelling with the welfare rolls,
No, not all. You are giving our students very poor information, Anon. It should read ' people are swelling the welfare rolls.'
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NewguestIt's a line from American movie with Edward Norton and they used the phrase "swell up the welfare rolls", with the word "up"
I'm sure they may have, as casual conversation, but it is not the idiom.
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