rolling stone

British  

noun

1. a restless or wandering person

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rolling stone Idioms  

1. A person who moves about a great deal and never settles down, as in Kate's lived in ten cities in as many years—she's a real rolling stone. This expression is a shortening of the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss, first recorded in 1523, which indicates that one who never settles anywhere will not do well. After some 300 years of this interpretation, in the mid-1800s the value of gathering moss (and staying put) began to be questioned, and in current usage the term is most often used without any particular value judgment.

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Example Sentences

"I think sometimes your emotions will speak to you in a different language," he told Rolling Stone.

From BBC

"It was obvious how fast they were going to evolve artistically," said Tim Putnam, who signed the band to Partisan Records in 2020, in an interview with Rolling Stone.

From BBC

"Voodoo", which was released in 2000, was placed at 28 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the greatest albums of all time.

From BBC

“We are deeply grateful and very happy for this special moment in our history, being part of the universe of The Simpsons,” Los Tigres Del Norte told Rolling Stone.

From Los Angeles Times

The episode’s head writer Cesar Mazariegos told Rolling Stone the band’s inclusion was a “tip of the hat” to the show’s sizable Latin American fandom, specifically its Mexican and Mexican American fans.

From Los Angeles Times

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