pull up stakes

Found in thesaurus: change

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pull up stakes
change one's place of residence or work

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pull up stakes

Verb
1. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
(synonym) leave, depart
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) leave office, quit, step down, resign
(verb-group) leave, go forth, go away


ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITIONDownload this dictionary
pull up stakes
move away, go to live in another place We pull up stakes when winter comes. We move to Arizona.

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pull up stakes
idm. ละทิ้งถิ่นที่อยู่หรือที่ทำงาน