rouler sur l'or

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁu.le syʁ l‿ɔʁ/
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Verb

rouler sur l'or

  1. (figuratively, informal) to be rolling in money, to be rolling in it, to be loaded, to be minted (to be extremely well-off financially)
    Synonym: avoir le cul dans le beurre
    • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
      Marc: […] Un garçon aisé mais qui ne roule pas sur l’or. Aisé sans plus, aisé bon. Qui achète un tableau blanc vingt briques.
      Marc: […] A boy who is well-off but not rolling in it. Well-off, but no more than that, simply well-off. The type to buy a blank canvas for 200 grand.

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