set up shop
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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.
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Words nearby set up shop
setula, setulose, setup, set up housekeeping, set upon, set up shop, set width, Seurat, Seuss, Seuss, Dr., Sevan
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