Contract and Roll up

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

Roll up is an antonym for contract.

Roll up

Roll up verb - To become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears

Contract is an antonym for roll up in gather or amass something topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • In Jack Vance's Planet of Adventure, the hero is once approached by a well-dressed man who introduces himself, informs him that the Assassin's Guild has taken out a contract on him, and asks him to roll up his sleeve.
  • Literature / Planet of Adventure Punch Clock Villain: The hero is once approached by a well-dressed man who introduces himself, informs him that the Assassin's Guild has taken out a contract on him, and asks him to roll up his sleeve.
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