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To physically arrange a shop or workplace. / (idiomatic) To establish a business.

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set up shop

Source Word

set up shop

Verb

error-lua-exec idiomatic

To physically arrange a shop or workplace. / (idiomatic) To establish a business.

Japanese Meaning

店舗や職場を実体的に設置・配置すること / (慣用的に) 事業を始める、ビジネスを立ち上げること

ヴィンテージの家具を数か月かけて集めたマリアは、ついに運河沿いの古い倉庫で店の準備をすることに決めた。

Sense（1）

To physically arrange a shop or workplace.

He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To establish a business.

They set up shop as venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.

sets up shop

（ present singular third-person ）

setting up shop

（ participle present ）

set up shop

（ participle past ）

set up shop

（ past ）