rolling stone
A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He's a rolling stone who never stays in one city.”
“She lived in six countries in ten years — a real rolling stone with no permanent home.”
“The old man, a rolling stone who had crossed three continents and loved a dozen women, finally returned to the village of his birth to die.”
From the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss.
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carved in stone
Unchangeable.
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cast the first stone
To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing oneself to be blameless.
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get blood out of a stone
To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.
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get the ball rolling
To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
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keep the ball rolling
To continue an action indicated in the context; to sustain a process.
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kill two birds with one stone
To solve two problems with one single action.
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leave no stone unturned
To search or investigate thoroughly.
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rolling in it
Having an abundance of money; rich, very prosperous.
Last updated August 10, 2026