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rolled up the sidewalks

rolled up the sidewalks is the simple past and past participle of roll up the sidewalks.

Meaning of roll up the sidewalks

Verb

roll up the sidewalks (third-person singular simple present rolls up the sidewalks, present participle rolling up the sidewalks, simple past and past participle rolled up the sidewalks)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To close all commercial businesses for the day.
    • '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

Questions about rolled up the sidewalks

What is rolled up the sidewalks the simple past and past participle of?
Rolled up the sidewalks is the simple past and past participle of roll up the sidewalks.

Words near rolled up the sidewalks in the dictionary

  1. rolled the tape
  2. rolled the trucks
  3. rolled up
  4. rolled up on
  5. rolled up one's sleeves
  6. rolled up the sidewalks
  7. rolled with
  8. rolled with it
  9. rolled with the punches
  10. rolledst
  11. rolleo

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