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hangs out one's shingle

hangs out one's shingle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang out one's shingle.

Meaning of hang out one's shingle

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.

Questions about hangs out one's shingle

What is hangs out one's shingle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs out one's shingle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang out one's shingle.

Words near hangs out one's shingle in the dictionary

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

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