pull the pin

To leave a job, especially by retiring. The wording of the phrase alludes to train cars, which can be separated by pulling a pin from the coupler connecting them. Primarily heard in US. You're 70 years old, Pop—it's time to pull the pin and see what retirement is like.

词组	pull the pin
释义	pull the pin pull the pin To leave a job, especially by retiring. The wording of the phrase alludes to train cars, which can be separated by pulling a pin from the coupler connecting them. Primarily heard in US. You're 70 years old, Pop—it's time to pull the pin and see what retirement is like. See also: pin, pull Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be straining at the leash desert a sinking ship deserting/leaving a sinking ship be pushing up (the) daisies be pushing up daisies be pushing up the daisies answer the bell Abraham Abraham's bosom be as safe as houses
随便看	for good measure for goodness' sake for good or ill for good reason for gosh sakes forgotten for heaven's/Pete's/pity's sake for heaven's sake for hire for hours on end for instance for/in the foreseeable future for its own sake fork forked forked tongue for keeps for kicks for kicks and for laughs; for giggles fork in the road fork off fork out fork out the dough fork over fork over the dough