set up shop
To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.
shop
/ʃɒp/
noun 5verb 5name 2intj 1
Collocations
40(noun.)
ADJ
high-street | corner, local, village | busy | elegant, fine, exclusive, expensive, grand, high-class, posh, smart, stylish, sumptuous, upmarket | delightful, excellent, good, wonderful | well-stocked | trendy | old-fashioned, quaint, traditional | dingy, shabby | colourful | boarded up, disused, empty, vacant | butcher's, greengrocer's, etc. | gift, pet, shoe, etc. | electrical, photographic, etc. | specialist
duty-free
I always pick up perfume at the duty-free shop when I travel internationally.
charity
You can find cheap furniture and clothes at the local charity shop near the train station.
junk | betting
mobile
The mobile shop visits our village every Thursday morning to sell fresh groceries.
retail
one-stop
Our local supermarket has become a one-stop shop for everything we need weekly.
QUANT
parade, row
My favorite coffee shop is in the middle of that parade of stores on Main Street.
chain
My grandmother worked for a large chain of clothing shops across the country.
VERB + SHOP
have, keep, own, run
open, set up
After years of saving money, they finally opened a small coffee shop in their neighborhood.
close, shut (up)
The bakery closes shop at nine o'clock every evening.
SHOP + VERB
sell sth
offer sth
The local bookstore offers discounts for students every weekend.
specialize in sth | advertise sth | display sth | open | close, shut
SHOP + NOUN
assistant, manager, manageress, owner, staff, worker | counter, display, doorway, front, premises, shelves, sign, window
chain
The bakery shop chain expanded to open fifty new locations across the country.
PREP
around/round a/the ~
She spent the afternoon shopping around the local shops for a new winter coat.
at a/the ~
My mother spent three hours at the shop looking for a birthday gift.
in a/the ~
My father spent thirty years working in the same small shop on our street.
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