Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections.
It's unusual for any company to roll their prices back.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
roll back — (something) to return something to a previous condition. Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections. It s unusual for any company to roll their prices back. Usage notes: often said about prices or laws … New idioms dictionary
roll back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms roll back : present tense I/you/we/they roll back he/she/it rolls back present participle rolling back past tense rolled back past participle rolled back 1) to remove something, or to reduce the influence of… … English dictionary
roll back — 1) PHRASAL VERB To roll back a change or the power of something means to gradually reduce it or end it. → See also rollback [V P n (not pron)] Last week he was performing strongly, winning applause with promises to roll back the state ... [V P n… … English dictionary
roll·back — /ˈroʊlˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] chiefly US : the act of rolling back something: such as a : a reduction or decrease in something rollbacks in mortgage rates a government ordered rollback of gasoline prices … Useful english dictionary
roll — [rōl] vi. [ME rollen < OFr roller < VL * rotulare < L rotula: see ROLL the n.] 1. a) to move by turning on an axis or over and over b) to rotate about its axis lengthwise, as a spacecraft in flight 2. a) to move or be mov … English World dictionary
roll — [rəʊl ǁ roʊl] verb roll something → back phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to reduce the price of something to a previous level: • the administration s promise to roll back taxes roll in phrasal verb [intransitive] … Financial and business terms
roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roll — I UK [rəʊl] / US [roʊl] verb Word forms roll : present tense I/you/we/they roll he/she/it rolls present participle rolling past tense rolled past participle rolled *** 1) a) [intransitive] to move forward while turning over and over The pencil… … English dictionary
