Phrase info

roll with the punches

Speech parts

1. roll with the punches - Verb

2. roll with the punches - Phrase

Meaning

roll with the punches (third-person singular simple present rolls with the punches, present participle rolling with the punches, simple past and past participle rolled with the punches)

Alternative form of ride with the punches

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there. Abel Ferrara

In life there's stuff you can control and stuff you can't. There's nothing you can do about it. No point getting angry and upset because it's beyond your control. As a professional athlete, you learn to roll with the punches. Sania Mirza

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life. Anna Paquin

Adjusting to the passage of time is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches. Dolly Parton

I think country music is popular - has been popular and will always be popular because I think a lot of real people singing about a lot of real stuff about real people. And it's simple enough for people to understand it. And we kind of roll with the punches. Dolly Parton

I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punches. It's such an unpredictable business to be in and it's insane how things change so last minute. Kate Voegele

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