hang up one's hat
Stop working forever
To hang up one's hat is to settle down or take up residence somewhere, from the image of coming home and hanging your hat on a peg: After years of traveling, she finally hung up her hat in Portland.
It can also mean to retire from a profession—putting away the hat associated with one's work: After thirty years of coaching, he's ready to hang up his hat.
- lay asideTemporarily set apart
- retireCease employment permanently
- resignVoluntarily leave office
- settleReach final terms
- step downVoluntarily leave power
wrap up · stay put · establish · put down roots · conclude · finish · nest · make oneself at home · shelve · call it quits · throw in the towel · pack it in · bow out · put out to pasture · ride off into the sunset · wind down · homestead · relinquish
hang up one's hatget started
Begin an undertaking
start out · throw one's hat in the ring · make a comeback · unretire · take up
hang up one's hatmove on
Advance past something
pull up stakes · hit the road · pack one's bags · wander · drift
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