close up shop
End the workday
To close up shop is to end business operations, either for the day or permanently.
A store closes up shop at night; a failing company closes up shop for good.
The phrase extends beyond retail: After thirty years of teaching, she's ready to close up shop.
It suggests finishing work and packing things away.
- endFinal portion or cessation
- finishBring to completion
- disbandFormally end a group
- concludeEnd or infer
- wrap upComplete and conclude
tie up loose ends · terminate · suspend · liquidate · shut · halt · go bankrupt · go out of business · call it a day · call it quits · pack it in · fold · shut down · wind up · down tools · sign off · lock up · turn off the lights
close up shopopen for business
set up shop · get off the ground · hang out one's shingle · start up · incorporate
close up shopkeep going
Maintain forward progress
carry on · press on · stay the course · persevere · soldier on
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