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
Hamilton['hæmiltən]
Sigalit-Hebrew
Shyamal-Bengali
LuzLOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Leandrale-AHN-drah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
MÍCheÁL-Irish