Idiom
fold one's tent
Meaning
To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The project failed, so we decided to fold our tents.”
“After the business lost money for three years, the owners finally decided to fold their tents and move on.”
“Realizing that the political climate had shifted against their cause, the activists chose to fold their tents rather than continue a futile struggle.”
Examples
simple
“The project failed, so we decided to fold our tents.”
contextual
“After the business lost money for three years, the owners finally decided to fold their tents and move on.”
complex
“Realizing that the political climate had shifted against their cause, the activists chose to fold their tents rather than continue a futile struggle.”
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