take up residence
take up residence in (some place)
To settle into some location or lodging and make it one's home. I took up residence in San Francisco after getting a job with a local tech company. Termites have taken up residence in the walls of the house, so we'll need to have some serious repair work done. I heard his dad left the house and is taking up residence in a nearby hotel.
See also: residence, take, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take up residence
some place to make a residence of a place. Ed took up residence in a small efficiency apartment. It looks as if a family of mice has taken up residence in the cupboard.
See also: residence, take, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take up residence in (some place)
- a/(one's) 20
- abode
- take up (one's) abode
- take up abode
- a full-time job
- back home
- at doorstep
- at (one's) doorstep
- at (one's) expense