(as) awkward as a cow on roller skates
Very clumsy or uncoordinated. When my toddler was first learning to walk, she was as awkward as a cow on roller skates. He'll never make the basketball team—he's awkward as a cow on roller skates. Yeah, you'll be awkward as a cow on roller skates for a while, but once you get used to it, you'll be surprised by how fun ice skating becomes.
be on a roller coaster
To be experiencing swift and sudden changes in both positive and negative directions. Likened to the tumultuous movements of a roller coaster at an amusement park. My bank account is on a roller coaster these days. As soon as I get paid, I have to pay all these medical bills. Her life was a roller coaster after she graduated from college, filled with ups and downs as she tried to establish herself as a fashion designer. The president's approval rating has been on a roller coaster ever since details of the scandal began to emerge.
be on an emotional roller coaster
To be experiencing swift and sudden changes in one's mood or feelings, similar to the movement of a roller coaster at an amusement park. I'm on an emotional roller coaster watching this movie—one minute, I'm laughing, then the next I'm crying! Before my mood disorder was diagnosed, I felt like I was constantly on an emotional roller coaster. Yeah, you're definitely on an emotional roller coaster when you're traded multiple times in one season.
high roller
Someone known for spending or gambling large amounts of money. The back room at the casino was reserved exclusively for high rollers willing to play for big stakes. Jack was known as a real high roller, impressing everyone with his expensive cars, flashy jewelry, and nice clothes. I wonder how much money some of these high rollers have lost over the years. You don't win a lot without risking a lot.
on a roller coaster (ride)
Experiencing swift and sudden changes in both positive and negative directions. Likened to the tumultuous movements of a roller coaster at an amusement park. The unraveling scandal has put the president's approval rating on a real roller coaster. My bank account is like a roller coaster these days. As soon as I get paid, I have to pay all these medical bills. Her life went on a roller coaster ride after she graduated from college, filled with ups and downs as she tried to establish herself as a fashion designer.
on an emotional roller coaster
Experiencing swift and sudden changes in one's mood or feelings, similar to the movement of a roller coaster at an amusement park. This movie has me on an emotional roller coaster—one minute, I'm laughing, then the next I'm crying! Before my mood disorder was diagnosed, I felt like I was constantly on an emotional roller coaster.
pill roller
slang Someone, especially a medical doctor, who is authorized to prescribe medication. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Being a psychiatrist is about a whole lot more than being a pill roller—medication should be the very last resort when treating a patient. You shouldn't go to some pill roller every time you have a cough. You're body doesn't need all those drugs in it.
roller coaster
A series or period of drastic changes that occur without warning. After she graduated from college, her life turned into a roller coaster filled with ups and downs as she tried to establish herself as a fashion designer.
roller-coaster ride
A series or period of drastic changes that occur without warning. After she graduated from college, her life became a roller-coaster ride filled with ups and downs as she tried to establish herself as a fashion designer.
roller-coasterish
Prone to drastic, abrupt changes. Thomas is too impetuous to run a department. The staff can't do their jobs with him making all these roller-coasterish decisions. The volatility of the economy has made for quite a roller-coasterish year on the stock market.
steamroller
1. noun Someone or something that holds immense, irresistible, and merciless force or power. Alluding to the unstoppable nature of a literal steamroller. The country's huge military has become a steamroller, wiping out nearly every other country in the region. The team's defensive tackle is an absolute steamroller, pushing offensive linemen aside like they were children.
2. verb To move forward with destructive, crushing force. The tank just steamrollered through the town, smashing everything in its path.
3. verb To progress with relentless, overpowering force. The unlikely political candidate has steamrollered through the elections, eliminating every opponent that has stood in her way.
4. verb To cause something to be accepted, passed, adopted, etc., by relentless, overpowering force. The political party is trying to steamroller the legislation through Congress.
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