somewhere to hang hat



somewhere to hang (up) one's hat

Fig. a place to live; a place to call one's home. What I need is somewhere to hang up my hat. I just can't stand all this traveling. A home is a lot more than a place to hang your hat.
See also: hang, hat, somewhere

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arianaar-ee-AN-ə, ar-ee-AHN-əEnglish (Modern)
Mi-Kyungmee-gyungKorean
Pepijn-Dutch
Desislav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
DÉNesDAY-neshHungarian
Kaspars-Latvian