(idiomatic, transitive) To make or become more compact by folding.
Please fold up these towels so they will fit on the shelf.
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(intransitive, slang) To surrender, abandon or give up under pressure.
It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up [pun] instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles (laugh track).
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To go out of business; to stop doing something.
7 Kt-KBP ... Jabbin' furiously, the Ripper drives [Alekhine] into the ropes. In the carnival circuit, he'd have some preliminary bum in some ringsider's lap in two rounds, but the champ, who is no camp stool. don't fold up so easy.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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