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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Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Etsy doubled down on its policy of allowing AI art on the platform late last year, following a controversial flood of AI designs on the platform, which even caused some sellers to go as far as to close up shop.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 22 June 2025
So, for at least some period of time, China's Tiangong space station will likely be the most capable research outpost—and maybe the only one—in low-Earth orbit after NASA and its partners close up shop on the ISS.
Cuts to human research.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Lunds, Alliance Bank retailers close up shop Woman, 72, fatally struck by drunken driver while crossing White Bear Township road, sheriff’s office says
Woman, 72, fatally struck by drunken driver while crossing White Bear Township road, sheriff’s office says
St. Paul: Grand Ave.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Etsy doubled down on its policy of allowing AI art on the platform late last year, following a controversial flood of AI designs on the platform, which even caused some sellers to go as far as to close up shop.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 22 June 2025
So, for at least some period of time, China's Tiangong space station will likely be the most capable research outpost—and maybe the only one—in low-Earth orbit after NASA and its partners close up shop on the ISS.
Cuts to human research.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Lunds, Alliance Bank retailers close up shop Woman, 72, fatally struck by drunken driver while crossing White Bear Township road, sheriff’s office says
Woman, 72, fatally struck by drunken driver while crossing White Bear Township road, sheriff’s office says
St. Paul: Grand Ave.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Close up shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20up%20shop. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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