"hang out one's shingle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hang out one's shingle.ogg Forms: hangs out one's shingle [present, singular, third-person], hanging out one's shingle [participle, present], hung out one's shingle [participle, past], hung out one's shingle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> out one's shingle}} hang out one's shingle (third-person singular simple present hangs out one's shingle, present participle hanging out one's shingle, simple past and past participle hung out one's shingle)
  1. (idiomatic) To open an office or business, especially in a profession. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: set up shop
    Sense id: en-hang_out_one's_shingle-en-verb-i3oDcUBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She's good enough at fixing vacuum cleaners that she should hang out her shingle and try making some money at it.",
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        "(idiomatic) To open an office or business, especially in a profession."
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        {
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        }
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      ],
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