close up shop
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close up shop
verb closes up shop · closing up shop · closed up shop
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To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.
Schwartz’s Yiddish Art Theater closed up shop in the early 1950s, but show business carries on: the site is now a multiplex. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26yiddish.html?8dpc
Similar: shut up shop, put up the shutters · Opposite: set up shop
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verb Translations
| 日本語 | 廃業する haigyō suru |
|---|---|
| Português | fechar as portas, fechar, falir, quebrar |
| Français | mettre la clé sous la porte, fermer boutique, baisser le rideau |
| Italiano | chiudere i battenti |
Talk about this word "close up shop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/close%20up%20shop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. close up shop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/close%20up%20shop "close up shop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/close%20up%20shop.Cite this
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