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hang out one's shingle

hang out one's shingle verb: to open an office or business, especially in a profession.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To open an office or business, especially in a profession.
    • She's good enough at fixing vacuum cleaners that she should hang out her shingle and try making some money at it.

Synonyms of hang out one's shingle

Forms of hang out one's shingle

third-person singular presenthangs out one's shingle
present participlehanging out one's shingle
past participlehung out one's shingle
pasthung out one's shingle

Questions about hang out one's shingle

What does hang out one's shingle mean?
Hang out one's shingle means to open an office or business, especially in a profession.
What part of speech is hang out one's shingle?
Hang out one's shingle is a verb.
What is the past tense of hang out one's shingle?
The past tense of hang out one's shingle is hung out one's shingle.

Words near hang out one's shingle in the dictionary

  1. hang one's head
  2. hang one's lip
  3. hang onto
  4. hang onto your hat
  5. hang out
  6. hang out one's shingle
  7. hang out to dry
  8. hang over
  9. hang over someone's head
  10. hang paper
  11. hang round

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