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Phrase(s): close something down [and] shut something down
to make something stop operating; to put something out of business. • The police closed the illegal casino down. • The manager shut down the factory for the holidays., Phrase(s): close down [and] shut down
[for someone] to close a business, office, shop, etc., permanently or temporarily. • This shop will have to close down if they raise taxes. • The fire department closed down all the stores on the block because of the gas leak., Phrase(s): close someone or something down
to force someone or someone’s business, office, shop, etc., to close permanently or temporarily. • The health department closed the restaurant down. • They closed down the same place last year, too.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Also, close one's doors;shut down. Go out of business, end operations. For example, If the rent goes up we'll have to close down, or After fifty years in business the store finally closed its doors, or The warehouse had a clearance sale the month before it shut down for good. Also see CLOSE UP, def. 2. 2. Force someone to go out of business, as in The police raided the porn shop and closed it down. Both usages date from the early 1900s, but shut down was first recorded in 1877.
American Heritage Idioms