close up shop en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, colloquial) To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.
Schwartz’s Yiddish Art Theater closed up shop in the early 1950s, but show business carries on: the site is now a multiplex. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26yiddish.html?8dpc
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| closes up shop | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| closed up shop | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| closed up shop | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| closing up shop | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
put up the shutters · shut up shop
Translations (17)
fr fermer boutique (Translations) · fi lopettaa (Translations) · ja 廃業する (Translations) · pt fechar (Translations) · fr baisser le rideau (Translations) · yue 收檔 /收档 (Translations) · pl zwinąć interes (Translations) · fi lakkauttaa (Translations) · pt fechar as portas (Translations) · it chiudere i battenti (Translations) · fr mettre la clé sous la porte (Translations) · sv lägga ner (Translations) · sv slå igen (Translations) · pl zwijać interes (Translations) · sv ta ner skylten (Translations) · pt falir (Translations) · pt quebrar (Translations)