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Discover Ludwig"set up shop" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the beginning of a business, such as when you describe the founding of a store or restaurant. For example: "The owners decided to set up shop in their hometown, and soon the small business was thriving."
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set up shop
verb
To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
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But other doctors have set up shop.
And how did Kamprad set up shop?
Accounting firms set up shop here.
Many homebrewers ultimately set up shop commercially.
Gear manufacturers set up shop.
Want to set up shop online?
Mr. Wells began to set up shop.
But don't set up shop in Starbucks.
A cobbler has set up shop near the container.
But many subsequently set up shop in Cremona itself.
He set up shop at Macci's academy three years ago.
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