hang out shingle

hang out your shingle

(American)

to start your own business, especially as a doctor or a lawyer He hung out his shingle in Brandon many years ago, and has been a lawyer there ever since.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Azri'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Junko	joon-ko	Japanese
Konani	-	Hawaiian
Chauncey	['tʃɔ:nsi]
Evangelina	ə-VAN-jə-lee-nə (English)	Spanish, English
Kir	KEER	Russian