Pull up stakes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Pull up stakes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-06-18 11:06

Meaning of Pull up stakes

Pull up stakes American US informal verb phrase

literal meaning

Used to say that someone packs up and leaves a campsite.

We must pull up stakes before the due time.

It's getting dark, so we had better pull up stakes.

To leave your current location and relocate elsewhere.

She felt sad at the thought of having to pull up stakes.

My family decided to pull up stakes in New York and move to Paris.

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Grammar and Usage of Pull up stakes

Verb Forms

  • to pull up stakes
  • pulled up stakes
  • pulling up stakes
  • pulls up stakes
The verb "pull" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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