set up shop

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Polymarket set up shop in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was once the groom’s cottage, but Dilly has set up shop here.

From Literature

When he released “Harry’s House,” he set up shop in several U.S. cities for extended runs: 15 nights in New York City, a dozen in Los Angeles and six in both Austin and Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the short-term, new miners wouldn’t rush to set up shop in Greenland, even if allowed.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You need to do this for at least five or six years before you can set up shop on your own."

From Barron's

Related Words

• commence
• convene
• inaugurate
• initiate
• launch
• meet
• start