roll up!

Related to word: roll

Idiom

Definition

  1. Used, especially in the past, to call out to people to attract them to come and pay to see something unusual or interesting.

    • "Roll up! Roll up! Come see the man who breathes fire!" the circus barker yelled.

    • "Roll up! Roll up! This is the smallest man in the world!" the amusement park manager shouted.

    • At the entrance of old-fashioned funfairs, you could always hear the cry "Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the rare animal specimens!"