up sticks
up sticks
To relocate from one's current residence. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. The more I think about how much we love the coast, the more I think we should just up sticks and find a place near the beach.
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up sticks
go to live elsewhere. British informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
ˌup ˈsticks (and go, etc.)
(British English, informal) leave your home in order to move to another one: Things weren’t working out for them here, so they upped sticks and went to Chicago.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017