stake your territory

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Expression
stake your territory

  1. If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.
  2. If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.
    I made a point to stake my territory in the office.
    He spent most of last year staking out his territory.

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