close the books



close the books

Stop financial transactions; end a matter. For example, The entire estate went at the auction, so we can close the books on it, or He was glad to close the books on this case.
See also: book, close

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rebecare-BE-kah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Dionisie-Romanian
Prachi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
MyeongmyungKorean
Addie['ædi]
Marjolaine-French