hang hat



hang one's hat (up) (somewhere)

to take up residence somewhere. George loves Dallas. He's decided to buy a house and hang his hat up there. Bill moves from place to place and never hangs his hat up anywhere.
See also: hang, hat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ismail-Arabic, Uyghur
Corneliokor-NE-lyoSpanish, Italian
Sarala-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
GertraudGER-trowtGerman
RalphieRAL-feeEnglish
Mclaughlin[mə'klɔ:flin]