put away
phrasal verbput somebody away
- [often passive] (informal) to send somebody to a prison, hospital, etc. where they are made to stay
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put something away
- to put something in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it
- I'm just going to put the car away (= in the garage).
- to save money to spend later
- She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.
- (informal) to eat or drink large quantities of something
- He can put away a whole loaf of bread in one go.