rolling in dough

Swimming in money

Rolling in dough means having a lot of money, being wealthy.

The image is of someone surrounded by so much cash they could literally roll around in it.

Dough has meant money in slang since the nineteenth century.

After selling his startup, he was rolling in dough.

The phrase often carries a note of envy or exaggeration.

Related

swimming in cash · big bucks · gold · fortune · coins · stacks · tycoon · affluence · bread · cheddar · sitting pretty · living large · prosperity · money to burn · magnate · old money · gravy · wealthy

Opposites
financial status

rolling in doughpenniless

Completely without money

dirt poor · broke · destitute · flat broke · impoverished

Family

roll, dough, rolled, rolling, roller, enroll, rolls, rollers, enrollment

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G