pull up stakes

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pull up stakes

verb pulls up stakes · pulling up stakes · pulled up stakes

idiomatic To prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly. They just pulled up stakes and left.

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verb prepare to move one's habitation

Deutsch	die Zelte abbrechen
Italiano	levare le tende

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@misc{pull_up_stakes_2026,
  title = {pull up stakes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20up%20stakes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}