close up shop
idiom
: to go out of business forever or stop performing all services or activities for a period of time
Rather than closing up shop entirely, the company laid off half of its workers.
The restaurant has already closed up shop for the winter.
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Merchants in the area hope that the sculpture will spark a revival of the downtown shopping district, which has been decimated by the pandemic, looted by thieves, and has had high-end stores close up shop in recent years.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
TikTok's legal team argues that forcing the company to close up shop in the U.S. represents an unprecedented government suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
JCPenney plans to entirely close up shop on Thanksgiving Day.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Republican lawmakers moved to adjourn the spring session without addressing the plan, with the House GOP particularly motivated to close up shop after weeks of high-profile gun control protests and ensuing backlash from the Tennessee Three expulsions.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 8 Jan. 2024
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
TikTok's legal team argues that forcing the company to close up shop in the U.S. represents an unprecedented government suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
JCPenney plans to entirely close up shop on Thanksgiving Day.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Republican lawmakers moved to adjourn the spring session without addressing the plan, with the House GOP particularly motivated to close up shop after weeks of high-profile gun control protests and ensuing backlash from the Tennessee Three expulsions.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Close up shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20up%20shop. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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