slow roll

Example Sentences

• "The president is upset with congressional leaders for slow-rolling his core campaign promise, and for failing to defund sanctuary cities in their spending bill."
• "“Aah! What did you do?” “Vulcans do not require as much sleep as humans, so I spent the night fully repairing the shuttle.” “Aw, this is terrible.” “I am failing to find the logic in your dissatisfaction.” “I was trying to slow-roll the repairs.” “Slow-roll?” “Tendi and I used to work on this every day. It was our project. She'll be so sad it's done.” “You are implying that the act of collaboration is more important than the work itself.” “I know, I know, it's silly, but...” “No. My request for your aid in studying was an exaggeration. I was trying to deceive you into socializing as well.”"
• "Of course, the Russians want to slow-roll this. They're hoping the whole thing will go away as they successfully slow-rolled Trump's efforts during the first six months."
• "Saw a very strange slow roll last night in a $20/$40 game. A guy raises with KK and another player calls, all-in, with 99. Flop and turn are rainbow rags. Then, for reasons known only to him and God, the dealer decides to get cute with the river card. He peeks at the corner, pauses dramatically, looks at both players, then turns up a 9 on the river. I've seen a lot of players slow roll but it's unusual to see a dealer do it. A lively discussion followed."