In this mini episode, you will learn the phrase “rolled into one.”
Episode 463 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the phrase “rolled into one.” Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hi, everyone! This is Bianca from China. And you are listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 463 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you an interesting and useful phrase. The phrase is “rolled into one.” Rolled into one.
That’s r-o-l-l-e-d, i-n-t-o, o-n-e. Rolled into one.
What does “rolled into one” mean and how do we use it?
We use “rolled into one” when we want to say that a thing or a person is like a combination of several things.
That might sound a little bit confusing. I think it’s a pretty simple idea. Let me give you a couple of examples that will explain how we use this phrase.
Imagine that in your neighborhood, they have just finished building a new community center. You go to visit this new community center, and you see all of the things that it has. After taking a little tour, you say this:
“The new community center is a swimming pool, a gym, and an art school rolled into one.” It’s a pool, a gym, and an art school rolled into one. In other words, it is a combination of these other things. The new community center is all of these things together. It’s all of these things combined into one thing.
I think the idea is that we can imagine these three different things that have been rolled up together. The community center is all of these different things combined or rolled together to make one thing. That’s what the one means in “rolled into one.” The community center is a swimming pool, a gym, and an art school rolled or combined into one thing. The community center is a combination of these other things.
Here’s another example that shows how we use this phrase:
“Sometimes I think a parent is a teacher, a doctor, and a therapist rolled into one.” Sometimes I think a parent is a teacher, a doctor, and a therapist rolled into one. In other words, sometimes I think a parent is all of these different things combined into one person. A teacher, a doctor, and a therapist.
Again, “rolled into one” means combined. Combined to make one thing.
Something I should tell you about this phrase is that it is often used with the word all. A-l-l. All. Instead of hearing “rolled into one,” you will often hear “all rolled into one.” You can use this expression with all and without all. It means the same thing. “All rolled into one,” “rolled into one.” Both ways work.
And that is “rolled into one,” an interesting and useful phrase that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 463 of Everybody ESL. Remember: If you have any questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Bianca recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!