fold one's tent
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Meaning · English
To leave or quit something quietly and without notice
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Rời đi hoặc từ bỏ một điều gì đó im lặng và không thông báo
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: pack up and leave a tent
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company folded its tent and moved to a new city
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “fold one's tent” mean?
To leave or quit something quietly and without notice Literally: pack up and leave a tent
Is “fold one's tent” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.