hang up one's spurs

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To quit, to stop engaging in a line of work or type of activity.

词源

Originally cowboy slang, implying that if one hangs up one's spurs, one no longer is using the tools of the trade.

来源：wiktionary