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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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.
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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
The criticism, the suit said, led the Obama Foundation to deny covering those extra construction costs, potentially forcing the firm’s owner to seek bankruptcy and close up shop.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
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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
The criticism, the suit said, led the Obama Foundation to deny covering those extra construction costs, potentially forcing the firm’s owner to seek bankruptcy and close up shop.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Close up shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20up%20shop. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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