I was on a roll

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Cholsoo : My English is no good, I’m really frustrated
Yonghee : You know what, today we have a fare well party for Minsoo, but I don’t wanna go there because of Jin-a
Cholsoo :Yeah, She is always picking on you. If you go there, she will nag at you.
Yonghee : She seems to think I’m her punching bag.
And she interferes in my things too much. And She is overstepping her bounds.
Cholsoo : I was on a roll(hit the ground running). What a state(plight) I am in!

When you are very successful, do you say "I'm on a roll" or "touch golden or Midus hands(Sorry, I forgot the expressions)?
Or do you say in terms of different situations like these?

Being popular : He/she is very popular
Making money : He/she makes a lot of money, he/she is moving up in the world
Becoming a star : He/she is making it big, he/she is a star, he/she is hot these days
General sense': He/she is the bomb, he's the man
 

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Cholsoo : My English is no good. I’m really frustrated
Yonghee : You know what? Today we have a farewell party for Minsoo, but I don’t wanna go there because of Jin-a.
Cholsoo :Yeah, She is always picking on you. If you go there, she will nag at you.
Yonghee : She seems to think I’m her punching bag.
And she interferes with me too much. And She has no boundaries.
Cholsoo : I was on a roll, but things took a downturn.

When you are very successful, do you say "I'm on a roll" or "touch golden or Midus hands(Sorry, I forgot the expressions)?
Or do you say in terms of different situations like these?

Being popular : He/she is very popular
Making money : He/she makes a lot of money, he/she is moving up in the world
Becoming a star : He/she is making it big, he/she is a star, he/she is hot these days
General sense': He/she is the bomb, he's the man

When you are having a run of successes you can say I'm on a roll. It can apply to anything.
 

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Thanks. Are these also correct?

Being popular : He/she is very popular
Making money : He/she makes a lot of money, he/she is moving up in the world
Becoming a star : He/she is making it big, he/she is a star, he/she is hot these days
General sense': He/she is the bomb, he's the man
 

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They look good to me. (Note that the last two are rather slangy.)
:)

[Edited to note that that one also contains a comma splice.]
 
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I have moved your thread.

When you want your own writing to be edited or proofread, please post it here in Editing & Writing Topics.
 

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Cholsoo: My English is no good, I’m really frustrated.

Yonghee: You know what, today we [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] are throwing/are having a [STRIKE]fare well[/STRIKE] farewell/goodbye party for Minsoo, but I don’t wanna go [STRIKE]there[/STRIKE] [to it] because of Jin-a.

Cholsoo: Yeah, she is always picking on you. If you go [STRIKE]there[/STRIKE] [to the party], she will nag [STRIKE]at[/STRIKE] you.

Yonghee: She seems to think I’m her punching bag. And she interferes in my [STRIKE]things[/STRIKE] business/affairs too much. And she is overstepping [STRIKE]her[/STRIKE] boundaries.

Cholsoo: I was on a roll space here (hit the ground running). What a state space here (plight) I am in!



When you are very successful, do you say "I'm on a roll" or "touch golden or Midas hands space here (sorry, I have forgotten the expressions)?
Or do you say something else? [STRIKE] in terms of different situations like these?[/strike]

Being popular : He/she is very popular
Making money : He/she makes a lot of money, he/she is moving up in the world
Becoming a star : He/she is making it big, he/she is a star, he/she is hot these days
General sense': He/she is the bomb, he's the man

Note my changes above. Don't put a space before a colon. Remember to put a space before an opening bracket.

"What a plight I am in!" is OK to refer to the situation you described but I have no idea how either "I was on a roll" or "I hit the ground running" is relevant to the situation.
 
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