close up shop
close up shop verb: to stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.
Verb
close up shop (third-person singular simple present closes up shop, present participle closing up shop, simple past and past participle closed up shop)
- To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.
- Schwartz’s Yiddish Art Theater closed up shop in the early 1950s, but show business carries on: the site is now a multiplex. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26yiddish.html?8dpc
- Synonyms:
- shut up shop, put up the shutters
- Antonyms:
- set up shop
close up shop meaning in Kannada
close up shop in Kannada
- close up shop
- ಅಂಗಡಿಹಾಕು aṅgaḍihāku
Synonyms of close up shop
Antonyms
Forms of close up shop
| third-person singular present | closes up shop |
|---|---|
| present participle | closing up shop |
| past participle | closed up shop |
| past | closed up shop |
Questions about close up shop
- What does close up shop mean?
- Close up shop means to stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.
- What is close up shop in Kannada?
- Close up shop in Kannada is ಅಂಗಡಿಹಾಕು (aṅgaḍihāku). See Close up shop meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is close up shop?
- Close up shop is a verb.
- What is the past tense of close up shop?
- The past tense of close up shop is closed up shop.
Words near close up shop in the dictionary
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