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rolls up the sidewalks

rolls up the sidewalks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rolls up the sidewalks

What is rolls up the sidewalks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rolls up the sidewalks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll up the sidewalks.

Words near rolls up the sidewalks in the dictionary

  1. rolls the tape
  2. rolls the trucks
  3. rolls up
  4. rolls up on
  5. rolls up one's sleeves
  6. rolls up the sidewalks
  7. rolls with
  8. rolls with it
  9. rolls with the punches
  10. Rolls-Royce
  11. Rolls-Royces

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