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roll up the sidewalks en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To close all commercial businesses for the day.
    • But, remember in Harrogate, they roll up the sidewalks at 6:00 PM, except Thursdays. 2016, Lon R. Maisttison, The Saga of Global Rescuer, →ISBN, page 177:
    • 'Japanese nightlife can be frantic,' Joanna said, 'but they start to roll up the sidewalks early by Western standards.' 2012, Dean Koontz, The Key to Midnight: A gripping thriller of heart-stopping suspense, →ISBN:
    • “No night life, I'm afraid,” he'd told her, “They roll up the sidewalks at 8 PM." 2012, Jacqueline Rhoades, The Alpha's Mate, →ISBN:

Forms

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rolls up the sidewalks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rolled up the sidewalks Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rolled up the sidewalks Tense=Past lexicographic
rolling up the sidewalks Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic