hang out/up a shingle

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.

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The two lawyers hung out their shingle in Miami in 1987.

Main Entry: shingle

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • hang out one's shingle — notify the public of the opening of an office especially a doctor s or lawyer s office He has decided to hang out his own shingle now that he has graduated from law school …   Idioms and examples

  • hang out one's shingle — inf idi hang out one s shingle, to establish a professional practice, esp. in law or medicine …   From formal English to slang

  • hang out one’s shingle (to) —  Start a business, announce the opening of a business.  ► “Merchants that hang out an electronic shingle in cyberspace don’t have to worry about shelf space and can target their marketing to interested customers at a fraction of the cost.” (Wall… …   American business jargon

  • hang out one's shingle — verb to open an office or business, especially in a profession. Shes good enough at fixing vacuum cleaners that she should hang out her shingle and try making some money at it. Syn: set up shop …   Wiktionary

  • hang out one's shingle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor s or lawyer s office, by putting up a small signboard. * /The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang out one's shingle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor s or lawyer s office, by putting up a small signboard. * /The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang\ out\ one's\ shingle — v. phr. informal To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor s or lawyer s office, by putting up a small signboard. The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hang out one's shingle — N. Amer. begin to practise a profession. → shingle …   English new terms dictionary

  • hang out one's shingle — open an office …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hang out one's shingle — begin to practice a profession …   Useful english dictionary

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