roll a set of (finger)prints
roll a set of (finger)prints
To capture a copy of someone's fingerprints either using ink or some kind of digital scanning device. You're not under arrest, we just want to roll a set of prints to distinguish them from any others we might find at the crime scene. The immigration department now uses a digital scanner when they roll a set of fingerprints, making it much easier to keep track of people within the system.
See also: of, roll, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
roll (a set)
and roll a set of prints tv. to take a set of fingerprints (from someone). Danny asked Muggerman to roll a set of prints from the bum and then throw him in the jug. Take him downstairs and roll a set, Sergeant Tartaglia.
See also: roll, set
roll a set of prints
verbSee roll a set
See also: of, print, roll, set
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- roll a set
- roll a set of prints
- roll (one's) (finger)prints
- fingerprint
- grab (someone or something) by the throat
- grab someone by the throat
- grab someone/something by the throat
- help (someone) along
- help along
- cover