take up (one's) abode

take up (one's) abode

To settle into a place or lodging and make it one's home. San Francisco is a fine place to take up your abode.See also: abode, take, up

take up one's abode

some place to make some place one's home. I am going to take up my abode in a different city. I will take up my abode in this place and hope to find a job close by.See also: abode, take, up