up stakes



up stakes

to prepare for leaving and then leave. (Up has the force of a verb here. The phrase suggests pulling up tent stakes in preparation for departure.) They just upped stakes and left without saying good-bye. It's that time of the year when I feel like upping stakes and moving to the country.
See also: stake, up

up stakes

tv. to prepare for leaving and then leave. (Up has the force of a verb here. The phrase suggests pulling up tent stakes in preparation for departure.) It’s that time of the year when I feel like upping stakes and moving to the country.
See also: stake, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lennie['leni]
Aurelia[ɔ:'ri:ljə]
Isauraee-SOW-rah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Benigno-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Perle-French, Yiddish
Nazar-Russian, Ukrainian