close the books on



close the books on someone or something

Fig. to declare that a matter concerning someone or something is finished. (The books here originally referred to financial accounting records.) It's time to close the books on Fred. He's had enough time to apologize to us.
See also: book, close, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lug-Irish Mythology
Vincenteveen-CHEN-teItalian
GobÁN-Irish
Gerd (1)GERT (German), KHERT (Dutch)German, Dutch
DoresDAW-res (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Narinder-Indian (Sikh)