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She graduated from law school and hung out her shingle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hang out your shingle — hang out (your) shingle American to start your own business, especially as a doctor or a lawyer. He hung out his shingle in Brandon many years ago, and has been a lawyer there ever since … New idioms dictionary
hang out your shingle — American informal to start your own business … English dictionary
hang out a shingle — hang (out/up) a shingle ► to advertise your services or to start a business as a professional : »Several independent advisers have hung a shingle on the internet. »The two lawyers hung out their shingle in Miami in 1987. Main Entry: ↑shingle … Financial and business terms
hang out shingle — hang out (your) shingle American to start your own business, especially as a doctor or a lawyer. He hung out his shingle in Brandon many years ago, and has been a lawyer there ever since … New idioms dictionary
hang up a shingle — hang (out/up) a shingle ► to advertise your services or to start a business as a professional : »Several independent advisers have hung a shingle on the internet. »The two lawyers hung out their shingle in Miami in 1987. Main Entry: ↑shingle … Financial and business terms
hang out/up a shingle — hang (out/up) a shingle ► to advertise your services or to start a business as a professional : »Several independent advisers have hung a shingle on the internet. »The two lawyers hung out their shingle in Miami in 1987. Main Entry: ↑shingle … Financial and business terms
shingle — shin‧gle [ˈʆɪŋgl] noun hang out your shingle COMMERCE to start your own business, especially as a lawyer or doctor * * * shingle UK US /ˈʃɪŋgl/ noun [C] US ► a sign outside the house or office of a doctor, lawyer, or other professional: »A… … Financial and business terms
shingle — shin|gle [ˈʃıŋgəl] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from Latin scindula flat piece of wood ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [U and C] one of many small thin pieces of wood or another … Dictionary of contemporary English
shingle — noun 1 (C, U) one of many small thin pieces of building material, especially wood, used to cover a roof or wall 2 (U) small round pieces of stone on a beach: shingle glistening with broken shells 3 hang out your shingle AmE to start your own… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shingle — UK [ˈʃɪŋɡ(ə)l] / US noun Word forms shingle : singular shingle plural shingles 1) [uncountable] small stones on a beach 2) [countable/uncountable] one of many small flat pieces of wood that form the outer surface of a wall or roof • hang out your … English dictionary
