roll one's own

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To create something of which an analogue is commercially available.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“My custom wordprocessor? Yeah, I could have ⟳ just installed Word or OpenOffice, but I always prefer ⟳ to roll my own ⟳.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

roll one's r's roll one's wheels roll out roll out the red carpet roll over roll over in one's grave

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