close down

Meaning

1. Editorial100% of films

   If a business, theater, or other operation closes down, it stops running, either for good or for a period.

   Until one day, they were forced to close down the whole enchilada.

In the movies · 12

• "The coroner's office is closed down."Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father2008
• Tony Wilson, is it true the Hacienda is closing down?24 Hour Party People2002
• Fog has closed down everything this side of the mountains.Airplane!1980
• They're trying to close down the story.The Insider1999
• Close down the circus. Evacuate the zoo.Spaceballs1987
• Close it down.Cinderella Man2005
• I'm afraid you gotta close it down.The Aviator2004
• Until one day, they were forced to close down the whole enchilada.Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021

Learn it in full scenes

• 24 Hour Party People2002
  • Tony Wilson Names the Factory
  • Tony Wilson Names Joy Division
  • Tony Wilson Announces the US Tour
• Airplane!1980
  • The White Zone vs the Red Zone
  • Elaine Leaves Ted at the Airport
  • Ted Meets Elaine on the Plane

From the same entry

• close the book on
• close its doors
• close your mind to
• close ranks
• close the door on
• shut your ears to
• shut your eyes to
• with your eyes shut
• close in
• close in
• close off
• close out