Idiom
set up shop
Meaning
To establish a business.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They decided to set up shop in the city center.”
“After working from home for years, the designer finally saved enough money to set up shop in a small studio downtown.”
“The ambitious entrepreneur traveled across the country, looking for the perfect location to set up shop and launch his innovative new brand.”
Examples
simple
“They decided to set up shop in the city center.”
contextual
“After working from home for years, the designer finally saved enough money to set up shop in a small studio downtown.”
complex
“The ambitious entrepreneur traveled across the country, looking for the perfect location to set up shop and launch his innovative new brand.”
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