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pull up stakes |
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pull up stakes 1. Lit. to pull up tent stakes to take down a tent in preparation to leaving. Let's pull up stakes and head home before the storm hits. 2. Fig. to end one's ties to a particular place; to get ready to move away from a place where one has lived or worked for a long time. Even after all these years, pulling up stakes is easier than you think. It's time to pull up stakes and move on. pull up stakes (American & Australian) to leave the place where you have been living He pulled up stakes in Indiana and moved, permanently. pull up stakes to leave the place where you have been living They lived in Los Angeles for several years before pulling up stakes for Nova Scotia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But he went on to reflect that he had done very wisely to pull up stakes and come abroad; this seeing of the world was a very interesting thing. |
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