shut up shop



shut up shop

  (British & Australian) also close up shop (mainly American)
to stop doing business, either temporarily or permanently They were forced to shut up shop because they weren't getting enough customers.
See be all over the shop, talk shop
See also: shop, shut, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bagrat-Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Khajag-Armenian
Alekseyah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alfr-Norse Mythology
Ayomide-Western African, Yoruba
ErwinER-veen (German), ER-win (Dutch), ER-vin (Dutch)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic