close up shop

phrase

: 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

Rather than close up shop and join the Mountain West, Oregon State and Washington State spent 2024 in a scheduling partnership with the Mountain West for football and with various leagues for other sports. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Three more ski areas in Colorado are set to close up shop at the end of the week due to persistent warm weather and low snowpack. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

The game also cycles through day and night as well as the seasons, which means a sudden heavy storm or holiday may force you to temporarily close up shop. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

There’s nearly always a line, so be patient, and check online for opening hours as the winds sometimes force them to close up shop. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for close up shop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop