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By analogy to closing an accounting journal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
close the book on
Today it means: To stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore. Full definition →
Today it means: To stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore. Full definition →
By analogy to closing an accounting journal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.