hang up (one's) boots



hang up (one's) boots

To retire from playing a sport. After suffering so many injuries on the field, I think it's time for him to hang up his boots.
See also: boot, hang, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hadrianus-Ancient Roman
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hawley['hɔ:li]
Katarinakah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Elizavetaye-lee-zah-VYE-tah, ee-lee-zah-VYE-tahRussian
SuomaSOO-o-mahFinnish