Pull Up Stakes (Verb)
Meaning
Remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She pulled up stakes and moved to another city after losing her job.
- The company decided to pull up stakes and establish its main office elsewhere due to tax reasons.
- The sports team's owner pulled up stakes after failing to renegotiate a deal for a new stadium.
- They had been part of the club for years, but the couple pulled up stakes when the new management took over.
- After two decades of serving the community, the charity pulled up stakes and ceased all operations.