词汇 | set up shop |
释义 | Idiom set up shop to establish a business or an organization.Some companies have set up shop in other countries, like China.UN agencies have set up shop all over the world. Opposite of: close up shopset up shop1. Literally, to open or establish a business in a particular location. News of the major retail store setting up shop in the center of town has many local business owners worried. 2. By extension, to establish oneself in a particular location for a prolonged period of time. When I was a freelancer, I used to set up shop in my local café everyday, usually in the same seat! There are a few regulars who come in nearly every afternoon and set up shop at the bar until closing time. set up shop somewhereto establish one's place of work somewhere. Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street. The police officer said, "You can't set up shop right here on the sidewalk!" set up shopOpen a business, start a profession, as in Now that you've got your degree, where do you plan to set up shop? This idiom was first recorded about 1570. set up shopIf someone sets up shop somewhere, they start a business there. No-one in his or her right mind would set up shop in this city today. ˌset up ˈshop(especially British English) start a business (in a particular place): He worked as a writer for several years, then set up shop as a small publisher.The young lawyer set up shop in a new office in the centre of town. OPPOSITE: shut up shopset up shop To establish one's business operations. |
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