up sticks

To relocate from one's current residence. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. The more I think about how much we love the coast, the more I think we should just up sticks and find a place near the beach.

up sticks

go to live elsewhere. British informal

ˌup ˈsticks (and go, etc.)

(British English, informal) leave your home in order to move to another one: Things weren’t working out for them here, so they upped sticks and went to Chicago.

See also: stick, up

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

pick up sticks
blue on blue
let (one) get by with (something)
let get by with
go against the flow
What are you on?
never in a month of Sundays
think out of the box
What color is the sun in your world?
never in a million years

References in periodicals archive

BOOKIES reckon the recent arrival of baby Harper Seven makes it less likely that David Beckham will return to England from America Ladbrokes quote 4-1 for the former England captain (right) to up sticks again and return to these shores before 2015.

Seven reason to stay

Which also begs the question why the Welsh Affairs Committee doesn't up sticks and meet in Flint or somewhere, hiring a vestry for its musings.

Life beyond Cardiff

WITH his contract unsigned, there are still a large number of Evertonians who are deeply concerned that David Moyes will up sticks in the near future.

Moyes off to Newcastle - no chance; Royal Blue

词组	up sticks
释义	up sticks up sticks To relocate from one's current residence. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. The more I think about how much we love the coast, the more I think we should just up sticks and find a place near the beach. See also: stick, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. up sticks go to live elsewhere. British informal See also: stick, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌup ˈsticks (and go, etc.) (British English, informal) leave your home in order to move to another one: Things weren’t working out for them here, so they upped sticks and went to Chicago. See also: stick, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pick up sticks blue on blue let (one) get by with (something) let get by with go against the flow What are you on? never in a month of Sundays think out of the box What color is the sun in your world? never in a million years References in periodicals archive BOOKIES reckon the recent arrival of baby Harper Seven makes it less likely that David Beckham will return to England from America Ladbrokes quote 4-1 for the former England captain (right) to up sticks again and return to these shores before 2015. Seven reason to stay Which also begs the question why the Welsh Affairs Committee doesn't up sticks and meet in Flint or somewhere, hiring a vestry for its musings. Life beyond Cardiff WITH his contract unsigned, there are still a large number of Evertonians who are deeply concerned that David Moyes will up sticks in the near future. Moyes off to Newcastle - no chance; Royal Blue
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