shut up shop
UK US close up shopto end an activity, usually a business activity, either temporarily or permanently:
Many companies are considering shutting up shop in this country and transferring production to low wage economies.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Success & failure in business
- administration
- axe
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- branch
- branch out
- collapse
- establish
- fold
- foreclose
- joint venture
- liquidate
- liquidator
- locate
- moribund
- official receiver
- organic growth
- receivership
- shut (sth) down
- spin
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