pull up stakes
Verb
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Remove oneself from an association with or participation in (synset 202388582)
"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"is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
- leave office, quit, resign, step down - give up or retire from a position
- drop out - leave school or an educational program prematurely
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