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flooring
/ˈflɔːrɪŋ/
When used as a noun referring to materials, "flooring" is typically an uncountable noun (e.g., "The flooring is expensive," not "The floorings are expensive"). As a verb, "floor" is often used in informal contexts to describe being surprised or shocked. In these cases, it usually means the person was so amazed that they felt as if they had been knocked down.
💬Trò chuyện
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Maya is helping Chloe renovate a cheap apartment while Jackson texts from his parents' basement.
Jackson
Just saw the listing. That laminate flooring is a total joke.
Maya
Pipe down. You're not exactly rolling in it right now.
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Jackson is critiquing the quality of the floor material (flooring) to sound like an expert. Maya shuts him down using the idiom 'rolling in it', meaning to be very wealthy, highlighting his lack of a real job.