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let's roll

let's roll phrase: let's go; used to suggest that a plan should be put into action.

Phrase

let's roll

  1. (informal) Let's go; used to suggest that a plan should be put into action.

Origin of let's roll

Has been used as early as 1908 in the cadence song now called "The Army Goes Rolling Along". Popularized significantly by the fact that it was the last words spoken by passenger Todd Beamer before he started a passenger revolt during the September 11 attacks.

Questions about let's roll

What does let's roll mean?
Let's roll means let's go; used to suggest that a plan should be put into action.
What part of speech is let's roll?
Let's roll is a phrase.

Words near let's roll in the dictionary

  1. let's not and say we did
  2. let's play
  3. Let's Player
  4. Let's Players
  5. let's plays
  6. let's roll
  7. let's say
  8. let's see
  9. let-down
  10. let-downs
  11. let-off

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