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rolling stone gathers no moss

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rolling stone gathers no moss
Prov. A person who does not settle down is not attached to anything or anyone. (Can be said in admiration or in censure, depending on whether or not the speaker feels it is good to be attached to something or someone.) I worry about Tom. He's never lived in the same place for two years in a row, and he keeps changing jobs. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
See also: gather, moss, roll, stone


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A Rolling Stone gathers no moss, dust or creased bed linen, thanks to Victoria Beckham," report the Goss squad, whom we'll refer to as girls from now on, just to see how they like it.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, and Keith Richards gathers little credit from me as Jack's dad .
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