to stop doing something.

If you weigh less than 250 pounds and want to play football, you might as well hang it up.

Related vocabulary: give up

Etymology: from the idea of hanging up your clothing or equipment when you are finished using it

• put the record straight
• put the roses in cheeks
• put the roses in someone's cheeks
• put the screws on
• put the screws on someone
• put the seal on
• put the seal on something
• put the skids under
• put the skids under someone
• put the skids under something
• put the squeeze on
• put the squeeze on someone
• put the squeeze on something
• put the wind up
• put the wind up someone
• put thinking cap on
• put through
• put through hell
• put through hoops
• put through paces
• put through something
• put through their paces
• put through the mill
• put through the wringer
• put to bed