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shut up shop

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shut up shop (British & Australian, mainly American)
to stop doing business, either temporarily or permanently. They were forced to shut up shop because they weren't getting enough customers.
See also: shop, shut
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As yours is only a private installation, we'd like you, if you don't mind, sir, to shut up shop for a few days.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
If we was to get any lower than bakers, our customers would desert us, and we might shut up shop.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
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