- squirrel something away
- hide money or valuables in a safe place.→ squirrel
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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
squirrel something away — tv. to hide something in reserve. □ Here is some food. I squirreled it away in my suitcase. CD She had squirreled away quite a fortune … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 away — verb save up as for future use • Syn: ↑hoard, ↑stash, ↑cache, ↑lay away, ↑hive up • Derivationally related forms: ↑cache (for: ↑cache), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
squirrel — noun an agile tree dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. [Sciurus and other genera: numerous species.] ↘used in names of other rodents of the same family (Sciuridae), e.g. ground squirrel. verb (squirrels,… … English new terms dictionary
squirrel away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms squirrel away : present tense I/you/we/they squirrel away he/she/it squirrels away present participle squirrelling away past tense squirrelled away past participle squirrelled away to put something away in a… … English dictionary
squirrel — squir|rel1 [ skwırəl ] noun count a gray or red brown animal with a long thick tail that lives in trees squirrel squir|rel 2 [ skwırəl ] verb ,squirrel a way phrasal verb transitive to put something away in a secret place, especially money … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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squirrel — squir|rel1 [ˈskwırəl US ˈskwə:rəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: esquirel, from Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail ] a small animal with a long furry tail that climbs trees and eats nuts squirrel 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
