- salt something away
- informal secretly store or put by something, especially money.→ salt
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salt something away — (informal) SAVE, put aside, put by, set aside, reserve, keep, store, stockpile, hoard, stow away; informal squirrel away, stash away. → salt * * * informal secretly store or put by something, esp. money * * * ˌsalt sthaˈway derived to save sth… … Useful english dictionary
squirrel something away — SAVE, put aside, put by, lay by, set aside, lay aside, keep in reserve, stockpile, accumulate, stock up with/on, hoard; informal salt away, stash away. → squirrel * * * ˌsquirrel sthaˈway derived to hide or store sth so that it can be used later… … Useful english dictionary
salt away — verb keep or lay aside for future use (Freq. 1) store grain for the winter The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn t eat • Syn: ↑store, ↑hive away, ↑lay in, ↑put in, ↑stack away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
salt — [sɔ:lt, sɒlt] noun 1》 (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. ↘literary something which adds freshness or piquancy. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
salt away something — salt away (something) to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time. It s not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement … New idioms dictionary
salt away — (something) to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time. It s not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement … New idioms dictionary
salt — [[t]sɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ salts, salting, salted 1) N UNCOUNT Salt is a strong tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals, which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water. Season… … English dictionary
salt — I UK [sɔːlt] / US [sɔlt] noun Word forms salt : singular salt plural salts ** 1) [uncountable] a white substance that is often added to food before or after cooking to improve its flavour. Salt is dug from the ground, or produced from sea water… … English dictionary
Salt Point State Park — and many others. The weather is cool with fog and cold winds even during the summer. The rocks of Salt Point are sedimentary sandstone. Due to the large amounts of sandstone, tafoni can be found along the shore of Salt Point.Cultural and natural… … Wikipedia
John Salt — Infobox Artist bgcolour = name = John Salt imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = Birth date and age|1937|08|2 location = Birmingham, England deathdate = deathplace = nationality = field = Painting training = Birmingham School of Art Slade … Wikipedia
