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on a roll

adverb as in enjoying good fortune

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Perhaps the celebratory champagne had gone straight to his head, but the Northern Irishman was on a roll.

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England are on a roll, having won the last 13 meetings between the sides, with Canada's last win coming in Salt Lake City just over nine years ago.

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Frank Gehry is still on a roll here.

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Sir Ed said the party was "on a roll in Wales" after the last general election, adding the party was hoping for new results under the new electoral system.

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Vladimir Putin is on a roll the past few weeks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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