on a roll

Idioms and Phrases

On a streak of success or intense activity, as in The team's scored three runs in the last inning and they're really on a roll , or Once the experiment succeeded, Tim was on a roll . This slangy term, alluding to the momentum in the act of rolling, dates from the second half of the 1900s, but roll alone has been used in this sense since the early 1800s.

Example Sentences

The Eagles are on a roll, having won five in a row since their off week.

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But Stafford appears to be on a roll, and if Nacua can stay in the game, the Rams will prevail.

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“They’re a good sign,” Stafford said Thursday when asked if it felt like he was on a roll, “because that means we’re getting in the end zone.”

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Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson is banged up, and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow is on a roll.

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Continuing his bid to end his college career on a roll, Garbers completed 17 of 25 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns.

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