To be discouraged, ashamed, or embarrassed.

Synonym of suspension trauma

(idiomatic) To open an office or business, especially in a profession.

(idiomatic) retire, call it a day

(idiomatic) To end one's career. / (idiomatic) To make oneself at home in someone's house. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, hat.

Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger. / Something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest.

present participle of hang up one's spurs

To quit, to stop engaging in a line of work or type of activity.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hang up one's spurs

(idiomatic) With the threat or negative prospect of; acting as a constant preoccupation.