hang up one's hat

English

Verb

hang up one's hat (third-person singular simple present hangs up one's hat, present participle hanging up one's hat, simple past and past participle hung up one's hat)

1. (idiomatic) To end one's career.
   • 2023 June 28, Lauren Coates, “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny review: Harrison Ford goes to the whip”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     The film even picks up with his colleagues at the university throwing him a retirement party, but it never explores how Indy feels about finally hanging up his hat as a professor.

2. (idiomatic) To make oneself at home in someone's house.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang,‎ hat.

See also

• hang up one's boots