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
Oni-Western African, Yoruba
Sanchez['sa:ntʃəs]
GinaJEE-nah (Italian), JEE-nə (English)Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Adrijan-Croatian, Macedonian
Tomas['tɔməs]
Monica['mɔnikə]