mom-and-pop shop

mom-and-pop shop

A small store, typically one owned and operated by a family. Let me know if we run out of milk—I'll just run down to the mom-and-pop shop on the corner. If Target moves into this area, it will seriously threaten all the mom-and-pop shops around here.
See also: shop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mom-and-pop
  • mom-and-pop store
  • have (one) on the run
  • have someone on the run
  • run over to
  • run over to (someone or something)
  • run about
  • (I've) got to run
  • got to run
  • run around