Words nearby shop
Idioms for shop
Origin of shop
1250–1300; Middle English shoppe (noun), Old English sceoppa booth; akin to scypen stall, shippon, German Schopf lean-to, Schuppen shed
OTHER WORDS FROM shop
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British Dictionary definitions for set up shop
shop
/ (ʃɒp) /
noun
verb shops, shopping or shopped
(intr often foll by for) to visit a shop or shops in search of (goods) with the intention of buying them
(tr) slang, mainly British to inform on or betray, esp to the police
Word Origin for shop
Old English sceoppa stall, booth; related to Old High German scopf shed, Middle Dutch schoppe stall
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Idioms and Phrases with set up shop (1 of 2)
set up shop
Open 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.
Idioms and Phrases with set up shop (2 of 2)
shop
In addition to the idiom beginning with shop
- shop around
also see:
- bull in a china shop
- close up (shop)
- set up (shop)
- shut up (shop)
- talk shop
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