We close the books at the end of every month.
close the books
idiomTo finalize the financial records for a specific accounting period; to cease trading.
The accountant needs to close the books before we can calculate the final profit for the year.
After decades of declining sales and mounting debt, the board of directors finally decided to close the books on the company's operations.
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bad books
Disfavor.
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balance the books
To add up all the debits and credits.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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close in on
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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close on the heels of
Near in time or place; very close.
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close one eye
to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
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close one's eyes
To ignore something.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.