What is the meaning of pull up stakes?

verb

  • Remove oneself from an association with or participation in.
    • usage: "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
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