Example sentences from the Web for rolling stone

In a measure, the portrait-painter must be a rolling-stone, or he will gather no moss.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454|Various
This led to the cutting of a large groove by the side of the doorway into which a rolling-stone was fitted.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
On the voyage home I fell in with a man—a fellow of the rolling-stone order—to whom I used to talk now and again.
A Crooked Path|Mrs. Alexander
You will be a rolling-stone among milestones, and the way is all down hill.
Captain Macklin|Richard Harding Davis

A great-grandfather on the mother's side given to travel, a "rolling-stone," fond of books and talk, and rich in humanity.
Young Lives|Richard Le Gallienne

rolling stone

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noun

a restless or wandering person

Words nearby rolling stone

Rolling Meadows, rolling mill, rolling paper, rolling pin, rolling stock, rolling stone, Rolling Stones, Rollins, roll in the aisles, roll in the hay, roll joint

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rolling stone

A person who moves about a great deal and never settles down, as in Kate's lived in ten cities in as many years—she's a real rolling stone. This expression is a shortening of the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss, first recorded in 1523, which indicates that one who never settles anywhere will not do well. After some 300 years of this interpretation, in the mid-1800s the value of gathering moss (and staying put) began to be questioned, and in current usage the term is most often used without any particular value judgment.

单词	rolling stone
释义	Example sentences from the Web for rolling stone In a measure, the portrait-painter must be a rolling-stone, or he will gather no moss. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454\|Various This led to the cutting of a large groove by the side of the doorway into which a rolling-stone was fitted. Archology and the Bible\|George A. Barton On the voyage home I fell in with a man—a fellow of the rolling-stone order—to whom I used to talk now and again. A Crooked Path\|Mrs. Alexander You will be a rolling-stone among milestones, and the way is all down hill. Captain Macklin\|Richard Harding Davis A great-grandfather on the mother's side given to travel, a "rolling-stone," fond of books and talk, and rich in humanity. Young Lives\|Richard Le Gallienne rolling stone SEE SYNONYMS FOR rolling stone ON THESAURUS.COM noun a restless or wandering person Words nearby rolling stone Rolling Meadows, rolling mill, rolling paper, rolling pin, rolling stock, rolling stone, Rolling Stones, Rollins, roll in the aisles, roll in the hay, roll joint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with rolling stone rolling stone A person who moves about a great deal and never settles down, as in Kate's lived in ten cities in as many years—she's a real rolling stone. This expression is a shortening of the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss, first recorded in 1523, which indicates that one who never settles anywhere will not do well. After some 300 years of this interpretation, in the mid-1800s the value of gathering moss (and staying put) began to be questioned, and in current usage the term is most often used without any particular value judgment. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to rolling stone transient, vagabond, nomad, hobo, itinerant, wanderer, drifter, floater, rover, explorer, stray, ranger, straggler, adventurer, vagrant, gypsy, gadabout, bum, traveler, gad
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