pull up stakes

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pull up stakes

She decided to pull up stakes and move to a new city.

Definition

Verb (Phrasal Verb): - To leave one's home, job, or current location, often permanently or to move elsewhere. It implies a deliberate decision to depart from a settled situation.

Usage

This phrasal verb is used to describe the act of ending one's involvement in a place or activity and moving on. It often carries a sense of finality and a significant life change.

Examples
  • After living in the city for a decade, they decided to pull up stakes and move to the countryside.
  • When the factory closed, many workers had to pull up stakes and look for jobs in other towns.
  • She pulled up stakes after 20 years with the same company to start her own business.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase originates from the literal act of pulling tent stakes out of the ground before moving a campsite, emphasizing a complete and prepared departure.
  • It is often used in contexts involving relocation, career changes, or leaving a long-term situation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pull up (verb): To bring or come to a halt. (e.g., ) This is a distinct phrasal verb with a different meaning.
  • Stakes (noun, plural): The things that can be gained or lost in a situation; interest or involvement. (e.g., ) Also refers to pointed sticks driven into the ground.
Synonyms
  • Leave: To go away from.
  • Depart: To leave, especially on a journey.
  • Relocate: To move to a new place and establish one's home or business there.
  • Move on: To leave one's current situation for another.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Move out: To leave the place where you have been living.
    • They are moving out of their apartment next month.
  • Pack up: To put your belongings into bags or boxes, especially before leaving.
    • It's time to pack up and go.
Related Idioms
  • Pull up roots: To leave a place where one has lived for a long time. This is a very close synonym, using the metaphor of pulling plant roots from the ground.
    • Pulling up roots after so many years was difficult for the family.
  • Hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
    • We should hit the road before traffic gets bad.
pull up stakes

She decided to pull up stakes and move to a new city.

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

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