hang out/up your shingle

hang out (one's) shingle

To start a business of some kind. I'd be glad to take on your case—after years at that law firm, I'm finally hanging out my shingle.See also: hang, out, shingle

hang up (one's) shingle

To start a business of some kind. I'd be glad to take on your case—after years at that law firm, I'm finally hanging up my shingle.See also: hang, shingle, up

hang out your shingle

begin to practise a profession. North American The main and oldest sense of shingle is ‘a wooden roofing tile’, but in the early 19th century the word developed the more general sense of ‘a piece of board’, while in the USA it also acquired the particular meaning ‘a small signboard’. Literally, hanging out your shingle refers to hanging up a sign that advertises your profession.See also: hang, out, shingle

hang out/up your ˈshingle

(American English, informal) start to do business from your home, especially as a doctor or a lawyer: After graduating, he decided to hang out a shingle as a consultant.See also: hang, out, shingle, up

单词	hang out/up your shingle
释义	hang out/up your shingle hang out (one's) shingle To start a business of some kind. I'd be glad to take on your case—after years at that law firm, I'm finally hanging out my shingle.See also: hang, out, shingle hang up (one's) shingle To start a business of some kind. I'd be glad to take on your case—after years at that law firm, I'm finally hanging up my shingle.See also: hang, shingle, up hang out your shingle begin to practise a profession. North American The main and oldest sense of shingle is ‘a wooden roofing tile’, but in the early 19th century the word developed the more general sense of ‘a piece of board’, while in the USA it also acquired the particular meaning ‘a small signboard’. Literally, hanging out your shingle refers to hanging up a sign that advertises your profession.See also: hang, out, shingle hang out/up your ˈshingle (American English, informal) start to do business from your home, especially as a doctor or a lawyer: After graduating, he decided to hang out a shingle as a consultant.See also: hang, out, shingle, up
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