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what's the meaning of (my Pirellis on role),please?
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Please give the full context of the phrase.
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Default Re: my Pirellis on role

Pirelli (singular)is the name of a huge, Italian based, multi-national company; that produce tires for vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles. They focus on high technology and high performance tires.
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So, did you [perhaps] hear it from a song "my Pirellis' on role.." ? If so, the artist is probably, intentionally using the phrase improperly. Maybe, to make it sound more like slang.
1. "role" probably supposed to be spelled roll. Example: rolling on tires
2. "Pirellis" is just the plural form(more than one) of Pirelli.
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what's the meaning of (my Pirellis on role),please?

Without context, the phrase is probably "My Pirellis [my expensive high tech care tyre] are on a roll" = I am moving very fast But full context would help.
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Without context, the phrase is probably "My Pirellis [my expensive high tech care tyre] are on a roll" = I am moving very fast But full context would help.
This sounds right to me.

There's also a double-meaning. On a roll is slang for having good luck.

So the car isn't just moving fast. The driver is bragging that he/she is lucky enough to have a fast, expensive car.

On a roll is always temporary, however - what's called a winning streak.

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