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put away
verb
to return (something) to the correct or proper place
he put away his books
to save
to put away money for the future
to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etc
they put him away for twenty years
to eat or drink, esp in large amounts
to put to death, because of old age or illness
the dog had to be put away
Idioms and Phrases
Place in a designated spot for storage; also, place out of reach. For example, Please put away your clothes , or This young tennis player can really put away the ball . Also see set aside , def. 1.
Renounce, discard, as in Put away all those negative thoughts . [Late 1300s]
Consume quickly, ingest readily, as in He put away his dinner in just a few minutes . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
Confine to a mental health facility, as in The doctor said we had to put her away . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
Kill, as in The vet put our old cat away . [ Colloquial ; late 1500s]
Example Sentences
It is exceedingly difficult for insurance customers to know if the money they put away in a policy or annuity has been shifted offshore.
Detroit's running back duo Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery scored a touchdown in the same game for the 14th time - a joint NFL record - as the Lions put away the Cincinnati Bengals 37-24.
He told the court he went into Glenfada Park to seek cover between the courtyard's maisonettes and remembered someone telling a youth to "put away" a nail bomb as "you'll only get people killed".
The expectation is that the dancing shoes will soon be put away, as these hot-and-free young women prepare to fulfill their God-given destiny as trapped helpmeets to the men they are expected to quickly marry.
In the clips shared with TMZ, the “Call Me By Your Name” artist speaks to a driver behind the camera about a party and repeatedly tells him to put away his phone.
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