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set up shop somewhere
set up shop somewhere
to establish one's place of work somewhere. Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street. The police officer said, "You can't set up shop right here on the sidewalk!"
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Florijan | | - | Croatian |
| Beorhtric | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
| Ezechias | | - | Biblical Latin |
| Nikolay | | nee-kah-LIE (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
| Hieronymus | | hee-RO-nee-muws (German) | German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Talisha | | tə-LEESH-ə, tə-LISH-ə | African American (Rare) |