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