stake out (one's) claim

stake out (one's) claim

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