| 释义 |
idiomput up the shutters BrEBrEold-fashioned to close a business, either at the end of the day or permanently:Jonah was sixty-five, and felt that it was time to put up the shutters.
put up the shuttersTo cease business operations for any length of time (often permanently). I loved that restaurant, so I'm very disappointed that they put up the shutters The owner always puts up the shutters for two weeks in the summer to accommodate her vacation. What time are you putting up the shutters tonight? put up the shutters (of a business) cease trading either for the day or permanently. |