park it somewhere Idiom

take up one's abode somewhere

Idiom(s): take up one's abode somewhere

Theme: LIFESTYLE

to settle down and live somewhere. (Formal.)
• I took up my abode downtown near my office.
• We decided to take up our abode in a warmer climate.

somewhere to hang one's hat

Idiom(s): somewhere to hang (up) one's hat

Theme: HOME

a place to live; a place to call one's home.
• What I need is somewhere to hang up my hat. I just can't stand all this traveling.
• A home is a lot more than a place to hang your hat.

set up shop somewhere

Idiom(s): set up shop somewhere

Theme: ESTABLISHMENT

to establish one's place of work somewhere. (Informal.)
• Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street.
• The police officer said, "You cant set up shop right here on the sidewalk!"

set foot somewhere

Idiom(s): set foot somewhere

Theme: ENTRANCE

to go or enter somewhere. (Often in the negative.)
• If I were you, I wouldn't set foot in that town.
• I wouldn't set foot in her house! Not after the way she spoke to me.

on the way somewhere

Idiom(s): on the way (somewhere) AND on someone's way (somewhere)

Theme: DIRECTION

along the route to somewhere.
• She's now on the way to San Francisco.
• Yes, she's on the way.

not set foot somewhere

Idiom(s): not set foot somewhere

Theme: AWAKEN

not to go somewhere.
• I wouldn't set foot in John's room. I'm very angry at him.
• He never set foot here.

make for somewhere

Idiom(s): make for somewhere

Theme: MOVEMENT

to run or travel to somewhere. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)
• When I got out of class, I made for the gym.
• When he got out of jail, he made for Toledo.

make a break for sth or somewhere

Idiom(s): make a break for sth or somewhere

Theme: ESCAPE

to move or run quickly to something or somewhere. (Informal.)
• Before we could stop her, she made a break for the door and got away.
• The mouse got frightened and made a break for a hole in the wall.

lay over somewhere

Idiom(s): lay over (somewhere)

Theme: TRAVEL

to pause some place during one's journey.
• I had to lay over in San Antonio for a few hours before my plane left.
• I want a bus that goes straight through. I don't want to lay over.

land up somehow or somewhere

Idiom(s): land up somehow or somewhere

Theme: COMPLETION

to finish somehow or somewhere; to come to be in a certain state or place at the end. (Usually in the wrong place or in a bad situation.)
• We set out for Denver but landed up in Salt Lake City.
• He's so extravagant that he landed up in debt.

park it

1. To sit down and stop moving. Often acclimated as an imperative. We've been hiking for a while now. Why don't we esplanade it and accept a bit to eat, shall we? I appetite you to esplanade it in this armchair and sit still until I'm done!2. To stop arguing about the amount at hand; to leave some affair alone. Often acclimated as an imperative. OK, guys, that's abundant arguing. Let's aloof esplanade it for a while, all right? Tommy, Sarah, esplanade it! I've had abundant of your bickering.Learn more: park