English Explanatory Dictionary

shut up shop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To close up shop; to end a business activity.
  2. 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

Pronunciation

en-au-shut up shop.ogg

Word forms

shut up shop shuts up shop shutting up shop

Synonyms

park the bus
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