Speakur

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hang up one's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
hang up one's -boots
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

Inflected Forms

hangs up one's boots (present, singular) hanging up one's boots (participle, present) hung up one's boots (participle, past) hung up one's boots (past)

Phrases

hang up one's hat

Frequently Paired Words

hang up one's hat

Synonyms

hang up one's fiddle

Antonyms

strap on the boots

Questions

What does hang up one's boots mean?
to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

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