set up shop

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set up shop

verb sets up shop · setting up shop · set up shop

To physically arrange a shop or workplace. He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.
Similar: hang out one's shingle
idiomatic To establish a business. They set up shop as venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.
Opposite: close up shop
idiomatic To position oneself in a particular spot for some period of time. She set up shop on the stoop while she ate her croissant.

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verb to establish a business

Español	establecer un negocio, fundar una empresa, abrir un establecimiento, montar un local

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@misc{set_up_shop_2026,
  title = {set up shop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20up%20shop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}