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draw stumps

To cease doing something, at least for the day.

Etymology:

  • From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire drawing the stumps out of the ground.
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Additional definitions for 'draw stumps':

draw stumpsTo declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
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