(US, informal, idiomatic) To close all commercial businesses for the day.
(US, informal, idiomatic) 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.'
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To go out of business; to stop doing something.
(AAVE, slang, idiomatic) To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.
(intransitive, British, colloquial) To close up shop; to end a business activity.
(UK, legal) To permanently close or block (a road or path); to legally extinguish a right of way.
To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.