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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vlatka	-	Croatian
Dubhthach	-	Ancient Irish
Gurgen	-	Armenian, Georgian
Somarli&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Leon	LEE-awn (English), LE-awn (German, Polish)	English, German, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Ancient Greek
Caradog	-	Welsh