| 词组 | hang out your shingle |
| 释义 | Idiom hang out your shinglehang out (your) shingle American to start your own business, especially as a doctor or a lawyer.He hung out his shingle in Brandon many years ago, and has been a lawyer there ever since. hang out (one's) shingleTo start a business of some kind. I'd be glad to take on your case—after years at that law firm, I'm finally hanging out my shingle. hang out your shinglebegin to practise a profession. North AmericanThe main and oldest sense of shingle is ‘a wooden roofing tile’, but in the early 19th century the word developed the more general sense of ‘a piece of board’, while in the USA it also acquired the particular meaning ‘a small signboard’. Literally, hanging out your shingle refers to hanging up a sign that advertises your profession. hang out/up your ˈshingle(American English, informal) start to do business from your home, especially as a doctor or a lawyer: After graduating, he decided to hang out a shingle as a consultant. |
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