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hung out one's shingle

hung out one's shingle is the simple past and past participle 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 hung out one's shingle

What is hung out one's shingle the simple past and past participle of?
Hung out one's shingle is the simple past and past participle of hang out one's shingle.

Words near hung out one's shingle in the dictionary

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

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