"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
    Sense id: en-roll_with_the_punches-en-verb-0gxmKHIz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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