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Jimmy Hung
2021-07-15 09:07
Hang up (one's) shingle American informal verb phrase
The word "up" can be replaced by the word "out".
Used to say that one starts his or her own business especially as a doctor or lawyer
Her life has improved a lot since she hung up a shingle as a dentist.
After years at my teacher's law firm, I'm finally hanging up my shingle as a lawyer.
He hung up his shingle as a pediatrician after graduating.
1. To start a business
2. To stay in a place longer than expected, especially in an unwanted way
The verb "hang" should be conjugated according to its tense.
I believe that if I study hard and practice, I will hang out my shingle and become successful in the near future.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.
