hang it up
hang it up
To retire from a job or pursuit. After a long and successful career, it's time for me to hang it up.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hang it up
Sl. to quit something. (Fixed order. See also hang something up.) I've had it with this job. It's time to hang it up. Just hang it up. Don't bother with it.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
hang it up
INFORMALIf someone hangs it up, they end their career. `Peter will hang it up in two years,' predicts a well-known agent. The band wants to record three more albums and then hang it up.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
hang it up
tv. to quit something. I finally had enough and decided to hang it up.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- hang out with (one)
- hang on a mo
- hang a louie
- hang up (one's) boots
- hang up your boots
- hang up your fiddle
- hang up (one's) fiddle
- hang a ralph
- hang by the neck
- hang (someone or oneself) by the neck