English idiom

shut up shop

Register · Informal CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

to stop working for the day or to close a business permanently

Why this phrase?

From closing a shop; figuratively means to stop trading or working.

Example

“After forty years, they finally shut up shop.”

Dictionary details

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

call it a day

To decide to stop working on something for now.

do the job

to be good enough to achieve the desired result

round the clock

continuously, throughout all twenty-four hours of the day

fall into place

to become clear or to work out well after a period of confusion

full circle

back to the original position or state after a series of changes

in the fast lane

living or working at an intense pace often associated with excitement and risk

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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