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hung up one's spurs

hung up one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of hang up one's spurs.

Meaning of hang up one's spurs

Verb

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

  1. To quit, to stop engaging in a line of work or type of activity.
    • Figured I'd find me some shack or lean-to and hang up my spurs.2012, Fern Michaels, Fancy Dancer

Questions about hung up one's spurs

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

Words near hung up one's spurs in the dictionary

  1. hung tough
  2. hung up
  3. hung up one's boots
  4. hung up one's fiddle
  5. hung up one's hat
  6. hung up one's spurs
  7. hung up the boots
  8. hung upon
  9. hung wei ping
  10. hung with
  11. hung, drawn and quartered

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