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.
See also:
  • 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