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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me Neil and me Faye

in this program we've got an expression which means to be very rich. And as usual, in order to demonstrate the meaning of something,

I'm going to make a fool of myself.

Now, Faye, please describe what I'm doing.

Okay, so now, Neil is rolling around on the floor, covered in money. So Fay Faye Faye, how much money does someone need to roll in it?

Lots. And so we have an expression in English to be rolling in it. It means to be extremely

rich. That's right. Imagine a person has so much money they can literally roll around in it and you can understand this expression.

Now get up, Neil.

Okay.

Let's hear some examples.

Carlos is always moaning about lack of money,

but his parents are rolling in it, so he should just ask them for some.

Since tuition fees have been introduced, you need to be rolling in it to afford university.

My neighbours must be rolling in it. They're having a swimming pool and tennis court built in their garden.

So they're very rich.

I'd love to be rolling in it. Okay then, come and join me.

No, I mean that I'd like to be rich.

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