roll one's own

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To create something of which an analogue is commercially available.

    习语 非正式 计算机 工程 数学

    My custom wordprocessor? Yeah, I could have just installed Word or OpenOffice, but I always prefer to roll my own.

词源

From cigarettes, which are available commercially rolled (i.e., with the paper around the substance being smoked) but which some prefer to roll.

来源:wiktionary