stake out a claim on (something)

To assert one's right to or ownership of something. My great-grandfather staked out a claim on this land over 100 years ago. You can't have this cookie because someone else already staked out a claim on it. Settlers arrived in droves looking to stake out claims on the newly discovered land.

词组	stake out a claim on (something)
释义	stake out a claim on (something) stake out a claim on (something) To assert one's right to or ownership of something. My great-grandfather staked out a claim on this land over 100 years ago. You can't have this cookie because someone else already staked out a claim on it. Settlers arrived in droves looking to stake out claims on the newly discovered land. See also: claim, on, out, stake Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: stake out (one's) claim stake out (one's) claim on (something) stake out (one's) claim to (something) stake out a claim stake out a claim to stake out a claim to (something) stake a claim stake a claim to true as God strive against (something)
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