English Explanatory Dictionary

hang up one's spurs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To quit, to stop engaging in a line of work or type of activity.

Word forms

hang up one's spurs hangs up one's spurs hanging up one's spurs hung up one's spurs

Etymology

Originally cowboy slang, implying that if one hangs up one's spurs, one no longer is using the tools of the trade.

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