pull up stakes

(also up stakes British English) informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave your job or home 辞职；离家；搬家

We’re going to pull up stakes and move to Montana.

我们打算把家搬到蒙大拿州去。

Examples from the Corpus

pull up stakes• Moreover, when a business pulls up stakes or downsizes, an entire program can wither overnight.• Our family pulled up stakes every few years when Dad was in the Army.• So, he pulled up stakes and moved to Allen County to oversee a farm.• Sometimes, staying put is a greater act of courage than pulling up stakes and starting anew.

→ pull up stakes at stake1(7)

单词	pull up stakes
释义	pull up stakes pull up stakes (also up stakes British English) informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave your job or home 辞职；离家；搬家 We’re going to pull up stakes and move to Montana. 我们打算把家搬到蒙大拿州去。 Examples from the Corpus pull up stakes• Moreover, when a business pulls up stakes or downsizes, an entire program can wither overnight.• Our family pulled up stakes every few years when Dad was in the Army.• So, he pulled up stakes and moved to Allen County to oversee a farm.• Sometimes, staying put is a greater act of courage than pulling up stakes and starting anew. → pull up stakes at stake1(7)
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