hang up one's spurs

== English == === Etymology === Originally cowboy slang, implying that if one hangs up one's spurs, one no longer is using the tools of the trade. === Verb === hang up one's spurs (third-person singular simple present hangs up one's spurs, present participle hanging up one's spurs, simple past and past participle hung up one's spurs) To quit, to stop engaging in a line of work or type of activity.