English / idiom
Pull up Stakes
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To pack up one's belongings, leave one's home or job, and relocate to a new place
In context
01
After twenty stressful years in the metropolis, the family decided to pull up stakes and move to a tranquil coastal town.
02
It takes immense courage to pull up stakes and start a completely new life in an unfamiliar country.
Synonyms
relocate,uproot,pack up
Antonyms
settle down,put down roots,stay put
Collocations
decide to pull up stakes,ready to pull up stakes,pull up stakes and move