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
Flint[flint]
SiemenSEE-mən (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Moysei-Old Church Slavic
Sirvart-Armenian
Jone (2)-Norwegian
Despoina-Greek Mythology, Greek