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squirrel away

/ˈskwɜːr.əl əˈweɪ/

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verb

/ˈskwɜːr.əl əˈweɪ/C1formalamerican
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий прятать или откладывать что-либо, особенно деньги или ценности, в тайном или безопасном месте для будущего использования.

A phrasal verb meaning to hide or store something, especially money or valuables, in a secret or safe place for future use.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Hide or store for future useinformal

    To hide or store something, especially money or supplies, for later use.

    ruПрипрятать

    • She squirreled away a portion of her salary each month.
    • He squirreled away old coins in a secret box.
    • They squirreled away food supplies for the winter.

    Synonymsaccumulatecachehoardlay asidesalt awaysavestashstockpilestore

    Antonymsconsumedissipatelavishspendsquanderusewaste

Forms
  • squirreled away past participle
  • squirrelled away past participle
  • squirreled away past simple
  • squirrelled away past simple
  • squirreling away present participle
  • squirrelling away present participle
  • squirrels away third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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