How to Pronounce "pull up stakes"
expression
ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈsteɪks
PUL-UP-STAYKS
pˈʊl/ /ˈʌp/ /stˈeɪks
PUL-UP-STAYKS
Definition
To leave your home, place, or job and move to a different location, often permanently.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈsteɪks
British English
pˈʊl/ /ˈʌp/ /stˈeɪks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUL-UP-STAYKS
UK
PUL-UP-STAYKS
Listen in Context
After ten years in Chicago, we decided to pull up stakes and move to Texas.
They plan to pull up stakes next month when their lease ends.
My family had to pull up stakes when my father changed jobs.
We loved the town, but it was time to pull up stakes and start fresh.