On a Roll

On a Roll

Welcome to English in a Minute !

To roll means to turn over and over .

“On a Roll”

So are Anna and Jonathan rolling around ?

Hey , Jonathan . Are you going to The Learning English softball game this weekend?

Absolutely.

Our team is on a roll .

They have won most of their games this season .

Doesn’t Ashley play on the team ?

Yes , she does . She’s on a roll , too !

To be “on a roll” means to experience a series of good things , one after the other .

this expression comes from the idea that something rolling forward just keeps rolling along .

Some word experts say it became popular among gamblers .

People who won often were said to be on a roll.

And that’s English in a Minute !