roll around
To roll in different directions, OR to say that a regular time (like Christmas) has come again.
Meanings
To move around by rolling in different directions.
"The children rolled around on the grass, shrieking with delight."
(Of a recurring time, date, or event) to arrive again as part of a regular cycle.
"Every time exam season rolls around, she wishes she had started studying earlier."
"When the dog days of summer roll around, I find myself craving cold lemonade."
To laugh so hard that one's body moves uncontrollably.
"We were rolling around laughing by the time he finished the story."
The temporal sense ('when summer rolls around') is extremely common in both British and American English. The laughter sense is informal and very vivid. Physical sense is common when describing animals, children, or sports (wrestling, gymnastics).
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