Roll off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "roll off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-10-09 04:10

Meaning of Roll off

Roll off phrasal verb informal

To flow or fall off someone or something.

 

The ball rolled off and struck the tree.

If you put marbles on that table, they may roll off and break.

To make something to roll away, off someone or something.

He rolled the large rock off the little girl and gave first aid.

She quickly rolled the wheel off of the disabled man, otherwise he would have struck by a car.

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To come off something into flakes or small pieces

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To stumble and fall.

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To change or fall over suddenly and dramatically.

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An act of falling from something one rides.

Grammar and Usage of Roll off

Verb Forms

  • rolled off
  • rolling off
  • rolls off
  • to roll off

The verb "roll" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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