hang (up) (one's) hat



hang (up) (one's) hat

To live somewhere; to take up residence. I'm originally from the East Coast, but I hang my hat in San Francisco these days. I've been traveling around the world for so long that it feels strange to finally have a place to hang up my hat.
See also: hang, hat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShaunSHAWNEnglish
Morna-Irish, Scottish
Yafa-Hebrew
Ventseslav-Bulgarian
MechthildMEKHT-hiltGerman
Konstantykawn-STAHN-tiPolish