close the book on something

成語所屬單字close

close the book on something — 慣用語

1. To decide to stop trying to achieve or solve something.

1.慣用語
釋義

終止某事;放棄

To decide to stop trying to achieve or solve something.

例句

After years of searching, the police closed the book on the missing person case.

Have you closed the book on your dream of becoming a musician?