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To stop trading as a business.
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They had to close the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- at the wheel
- bad joke
- breathe easy
- by hook or by crook
- catch flies
- day in, day out
- don't get me started
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- get busy
- get one's act together
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- no slouch
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- one thousand
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