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
Sophos	-	Ancient Greek
Buana	BWAH-nah	Indonesian
Bistra	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Michela	mee-KE-lah	Italian
Yehoshua	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Afzal	-	Arabic