German
German speaking countries
* fold up the sidewalks
Idiom used here and there by Almost Everyone
To indicate that there is nothing going on in a town (or a village).
"Da, wo ich herkomme, werden um Acht Uhr die Bürgersteige hochgeklappt. "
"Where I come from, the sidewalks are folded up at 8 pm. "
Added August 2020 by maedmaex