shut up shop

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shut up shop

  1. (intransitive, Britain, colloquial) 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.
  2. (intransitive, cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
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