shut up shop
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shut up shop
verb shuts up shop · shutting up shop · shut up shop
- To close up shop; to end a business activity. The company decided to shut up shop in this country and move to America, where corporate taxes are lower.
- To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
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To play extremely defensively
Having taken a ninth-minute lead through the imperious Erling Haaland and seeing out the opening 45 minutes pretty comfortably, Guardiola decided to shut up shop in the second half, possibly with tiredness in mind.
Similar: park the bus
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