close one's doors
Go out permanently
To close one's doors is to cease operations permanently, said of businesses, institutions, or organizations: The factory closed its doors after sixty years.
The phrase emphasizes finality—not a temporary closure but a definitive end.
It can also mean to refuse entry or access: The country closed its doors to refugees.
- shutdownCessation of operations
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- lock upSecure or imprison
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
going out of business · liquidation · isolation · shut down · dissolution · disengagement · exclusion · abandonment · detachment · termination · rejection · insolvency · final sale · downsizing · restructuring · severance · wind up · retreat
close one's doorsopen for business
launch · start up · hang out one's shingle · set up shop · establish
close, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, closing, closure, enclose