| 单词 | to roll up the sidewalks | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto roll up the sidewalks  P10.   North American. figurative.  to roll up the sidewalks: to cause all entertainment or leisure pursuits to cease (in a location). ΚΠ 1925    Jrnl. Electr. Workers & Operators 24 524/2  				No excitement here; they roll up the sidewalks at 8 o'clock. 1951    Life 3 Sept. 135 		(caption)	  				It..lasted until midnight. Afterwards Hospitality Chairman Jimmy Adams..moaned, ‘Now they'll go back to rolling up the sidewalks every night at 10.’ 1967    Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr.  a43/1  				No longer do they roll up the sidewalks when early Spring arrives. 2001    N.Y. Times 6 May  ix. 10/1 		(caption)	  				In London, the City no longer rolls up its sidewalks at dusk. < as lemmas | 
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