roll in wealth

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roll in wealth (third-person singular simple present rolls in wealth, present participle rolling in wealth, simple past and past participle rolled in wealth)

1. (idiomatic) To be very rich.

   Synonym: roll in dough

   • 1900, Leo Tolstoy, “Nekhlúdoff’s Third Interview with Máslova in Prison”, in Louise Maude, transl., Resurrection: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, book I, page 226:

     "Why, indeed! Don't be a fool! You know if he marries her she'll roll in wealth," said Korabléva.