pull up stumps
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Etymology 1
From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire pulling up the stumps.
Verb
pull up stumps
- (idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day.
Related terms
- draw stumps
Etymology 2
To cut off one's roots; or to pull up your house, (figurative) stumps & all.
Verb
pull up stumps
- (idiomatic) To relocate, emigrate, move one's home to some other place.