shut up shop Definition

shop
noun

1. A room or building where goods are sold or services are provided.

Thesaurus: boutique, emporium, store, market, mart.
2. A place providing specific goods or services.

Example: a barber's shop
Example: a betting shop
3. A spell of shopping, especially for food or household items.
4. A place where mechanics work, or where any kind of industry is pursued; a workshop.

Example: machine shop
5. A place of employment or activity.
6. slang
Prison.
7. Talk about one's own business.

verb shopped, shopping

intr
1. To visit a shop or shops, especially in order to buy goods.
2. slang
To imprison, or cause to be imprisoned.
3. slang
To betray or inform on someone to the police, etc.

Idiom: all over the shop

colloq
Scattered everywhere; in numerous places.

Idiom: set up shop

To establish or open a trading establishment.

Idiom: shut up shop

colloq
To stop trading, either at the end of the working day or permanently.

Idiom: talk shop

colloq
To talk about one's work or business, especially in a tedious way.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sceoppa treasury.

Phrasal Verb: shop around

To compare the price and quality of goods in various shops before making a purchase.To explore the full range of options available before committing oneself to any.