roll around

roll around
verb
happen regularly
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Christmas rolled around again

Syn: ↑come around
Hypernyms:
happen, ↑hap, ↑go on, ↑pass off, ↑occur, ↑pass, ↑fall out, ↑come about, ↑take place
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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roll around (also Brit roll about) [phrasal verb]
informal : to arrive or happen again

By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.

We'll be better prepared the next time the elections roll around.

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Main Entry:roll

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ˌroll aˈround derived
(BrE also ˌroll aˈbout) to be laughing so much that you can hardly control yourself
Main entry:rollderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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