"roll with the punches" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rolls with the punches [present, singular, third-person], rolling with the punches [participle, present], rolled with the punches [participle, past], rolled with the punches [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=roll with the punches}} roll with the punches (third-person singular simple present rolls with the punches, present participle rolling with the punches, simple past and past participle rolled with the punches)
  1. Alternative form of ride with the punches. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ride with the punches Related terms: roll with it
    Sense id: en-roll_with_the_punches-en-verb-ippOTQ0a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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