to openor shut (up) (one's) shop-window and variants: to begin or close the business of the day; (also) to begin or give up business. Now rare.

to shut up (†one's) shop: to close one's business premises, esp. (in later use) permanently or for an extended period; to withdraw from or bring to a…

figurative. To cease from labour, etc.; to give over work.

spec. A movable wooden or iron screen, applied to the outside or the inside of a window, to shut out the light or to ensure privacy or safety.

To close (a manufactory). absol. To stop working.

To leave off (work), e.g. at the close of the day, at meal-times. Also absol.

intransitive. Of a mine, factory, etc., or its workers: to stop production, to be at a standstill (for a specified period of time). Now only in to…

intransitive. To desist, leave off; to cease from one's work or occupation; slang to die.