- tidy something away
- put something away for the sake of tidiness.→ tidy
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
tidy something away
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tidy something away — ˌtidy sthaˈway derived (BrE) to put things in the place where they belong, especially where they cannot be seen, so that a room appears tidy • Can you tidy away your clothes, please? Main entry: ↑tidyderived … Useful english dictionary
tidy away — ˌtidy a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tidy away present participle tidying away past tense tidied away past participle … Useful english dictionary
put something away — 1 I put away some money.: See put something aside sense 1. 2 she never puts her things away: REPLACE, put back, tidy away, tidy up, clear away. 3 ( … Useful english dictionary
tidy — adjective (tidier, tidiest) 1》 arranged neatly and in order. ↘inclined to keep things or one s appearance neat and in order. ↘neat and controlled. 2》 informal (of an amount, especially of money) considerable. noun (plural tidies) 1》 (also … English new terms dictionary
tidy away — PHRASAL VERB When you tidy something away, you put it in something else so that it is not in the way. [mainly BRIT] [V n P] The large log basket can be used to tidy toys away... [V P n (not pron)] When they d gone, McMinn tidied away the glasses… … English dictionary
away — [[t]əwe͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ (Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as go and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as do away with and fade away .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV prep If someone or something moves or is moved away from a… … English dictionary
tidy — 1 adjective especially BrE 1 a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place: neat and tidy: Ellen s room always looks neat and tidy. 2 someone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Tidy Trax — is a leading UK based UK Hard House record label. Sublabels include Untidy Dubs Records (Funky), Tidy Two Records (Hard Trance), Tidy White Records (limited press / experimental) and SYNAPSE Records, headed by Paul Maddox, Guyver and a few of… … Wikipedia
tie something up — bring something to a satisfactory conclusion. → tidy something away tie something up invest or reserve capital so that it is not immediately available for use. → tidy something away … English new terms dictionary
tidy — ti|dy1 [ˈtaıdi] adj comparative tidier superlative tidiest especially BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: tidy at an appropriate time (13 18 centuries), from tide] 1.) a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right … Dictionary of contemporary English
