roll over
To turn onto your side or back by rolling, OR to give up without fighting, OR to extend money arrangements.
Meanings
To turn one's body (or another object) over by rolling.
"She rolled over in bed and looked at the alarm clock."
To surrender or submit without putting up a fight.
"The union accused the management of just rolling over whenever the board made demands."
(Finance) To extend the term of a loan, investment, or contract rather than paying it off.
"He decided to roll over his fixed-rate bond for another twelve months."
(Of a lottery jackpot) to carry over to the next draw because no one has won.
"The jackpot has rolled over three times, so this week it's worth £18 million."
The 'surrender' sense is often used critically — 'the government just rolled over' implies weak capitulation. The financial sense ('roll over a mortgage', 'rollover lottery') is very common. In computing, a 'rollover' is a hover effect. Also used as a command to dogs. The jackpot 'rolls over' when no winner is found.
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