Meaning of roll with it | Babel Free

Definitions

To deal with or accept unexpected changes or setbacks and cope with them.

idiomatic, slang

Examples

“The United States, it has been said, is the fat boy in the canoe, and when it rolls, everyone else rolls with it.”

“You've gotta roll with it, You gotta take your time, You gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way.”

“Why can't we roll with it; see where time and tide take us?”

“But the entire planet isn't in its right mind since May day so for pity's sake let's just roll with it.”

“My cousin, being a consummate professional, rolled with it and interviewed Jesse.”

“Resistance can also be met by rolling with it instead of opposing it. There is a paradoxical element in this, which often will bring the client back to a balanced or opposite perspective.”

“Thinking something is smart when it’s not is a far worse look for a film than just admitting the stupidity of it all and rolling with it.”

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