el rollo

story; thing; roll

→ el
phrase Rare #26,926
story; thing; roll Colloquial. Can refer to a whole situation or explanation, a roll of film, or mean to play along in expressions like seguir el rollo.
SP: No me sigas el rollo.
EN: Don't play along with me.

Thatch, dile que corte el rollo.

Thatch, tell him to cut the crap.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Cambia el rollo, Rainer es un tío guay.

Change the subject, Rainer is a cool guy.

— La ola (2008)

Corta el rollo.

Cut the crap.

Daba por hecho que ya te sabías todo el rollo.

I assumed you already knew the whole story.

Ya te conté el rollo ése de mamá.

I already told you about that whole mom thing.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Espera, tengo que sacar el rollo.

Wait, I have to get the roll out.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Se me olvidó ponerle el rollo a la cámara.

I forgot to put the film in the camera.

Se me acabó el rollo.

I ran out of steam.

Irene, ¿recibiste la nota sobre el rollo azul?

Irene, did you get the note about the blue roll?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Mamá, ¿dónde está el rollo de papel higiénico?

Mom, where's the toilet paper roll?

Sígueme el rollo.

Just go with it.

— Contratiempo (2017)