hang up one's boots

English

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Verb

hang up one's boots (third-person singular simple present hangs up one's boots, present participle hanging up one's boots, simple past and past participle hung up one's boots)

1. (idiomatic) to retire, call it a day
2. (informal, sports) To retire from or stop playing a field sport.

Synonyms

• hang up one's fiddle

Antonyms

• strap on the boots

Translations

to retire

• Finnish: ripustaa pelikenkänsä naulaan, lopettaa (fi)
• French: raccrocher les crampons
• Hebrew: לִתְלוֹת נַעֲלַיִם
• Polish: odchodzić z zawodu impf, odejść z zawodu pf

See also

• hang up one's hat