Etymology

pull up stumps

Today it means: To cease doing something, at least for the day. Full definition →

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pull up stumps · verb1

From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire pulling up the stumps.

pull up stumps · verb2

To cut off one's roots; or to pull up your house, (figurative) stumps & all.

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