loll back

loll back

To flop, droop, or roll backward. Tom was so tired that his head kept lolling back in the car. After the meal, we all lolled back on the sofa to watch the football match.
See also: back, loll
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

loll back

[for a head] to fall or droop backwards. As he passed out, his head lolled back and struck the corner of the table. Her head lolled back and suddenly she was fast asleep.
See also: back, loll
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • back
  • back at (something or some place)
  • come back and see us
  • be/go back to square one
  • a while back
  • back-ender
  • back door
  • back to square one
  • be back on the rails
  • burn one's bridges/boats, to
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I shall just loll back (if I can find a gap on the sofa) and wallow in the noise and chatter of family around me - the only time in the year when we manage to be all together.
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Why, loll back naked apart from a few strategically-placed feathers.
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