B1idiombusinessIELTS-friendly
go out of business
USUK
to stop trading because the company is not making enough money
Also 'put someone out of business' (cause a company to close).
In context
Many small bookshops went out of business when people started buying online.
If rents keep rising, half the cafés on this street will go out of business.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed