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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wangi	WAHNG-ee (Indonesian)	Indonesian, Malay
Astraea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Chiumbo	-	Eastern African, Mwera
Lluc	-	Catalan
Terhi	TER-hee	Finnish
Raz	-	Hebrew