Sentence examples for shut shop from inspiring English sources

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"shut shop" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic expression which means to close (usually a store or business) for the day. Example: The store owner shut shop at 6pm.

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This time he means to shut shop.

Deb Shops filed for bankruptcy on 4 December, followed a day after by Delia*s Inc. Mall-based apparel retailer Body Central Corp also shut shop this month.

The decision to shut shop wasn't easy.

In 2013 alone, nearly 150 e-commerce startups in the country had to shut shop, with some 70-80% of those still around being in dire need of funds.

While many retailers are taking the opportunity of the holiday weekend to shut shop and take stock, Walgreen is keeping the doors of its 1,500 stores and pharmacies open for the 11th-hour shopper on Christmas Eve or for anyone with an untimely illness on Christmas Day.

In London I tut at people who hover on the walk-side of escalators, but now I sit looking at a shut shop for so long that a little girl brings me her cat to stroke.

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In a number of places, the proposed tax was resisted by merchants, who shut shops in protest.

Already, telecom operators are shutting shop in India.

"I think this general is all for shutting shop on these non-state actors".

Unfortunately, differences between its members saw it shutting shop in 2008," says D.A. Chandekar, editor and CEO of SteelWorld, an industry information and consultancy organization.

Either the drug is in extremely high demand and supplies cannot keep up, or a drug has been discontinued due to manufacturers shutting shop or quality issues.

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