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shut up shop

verb

Definitions

  1. To close up shop

    To close up shop; to end a business activity.

    • The company decided to shut up shop in this country and move to America, where corporate taxes are lower.
    • Instead of shutting up shop, Ghouneim relocated to humdrum Wittenau, a suburb of Berlin, and got some tape artists to decorate the facade of the new building.

  2. To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning…

    To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.

  3. To play extremely defensively

    • Having taken a ninth-minute lead through the imperious Erling Haaland and seeing out the opening 45 minutes pretty comfortably, Guardiola decided to shut up shop in the second half, possibly with tiredness in mind.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA