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.

Examples of close up shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Durant got his hands on Buick in 1904, the automaker was ready to close up shop for good. —

Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2024 But Julie Braune has seen other local farmers around her close up shop. —

Megan Stringer, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 Lesser music organizations might close up shop for summer vacation, but charming, eclectic An Die Musik never shuts its doors. —

Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024 The restaurant’s ownership cited rising rent prices as the reason for the move to close up shop on Sunday, July 21. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for close up shop

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