rouler sur l'or

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁu.le syʁ l‿ɔʁ/

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Verb

rouler sur l’or

1. (figuratively, informal) to be rolling in money, to be rolling in it, to be loaded, to be minted (to be extremely well-off financially)

   Synonym: avoir le cul dans le beurre

   • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:

     Marc: […] Un garçon aisé mais qui ne roule pas sur l’or. Aisé sans plus, aisé bon. Qui achète un tableau blanc vingt briques.

     Marc: […] A boy who is well-off but not rolling in it. Well-off, but no more than that, simply well-off. The type to buy a blank canvas for 200 grand.

See also

• se faire des couilles en or