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salt away

less commonly salt down

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verb
(tr, adverb) to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc)
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Words nearby salt away

saltarello, saltation, saltationism, saltatorial, saltatory, salt away, salt bath, salt-box, saltbush, salt cake, salt cedar
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Words related to salt away

accumulate, amass, bank, cache, hide, hoard, invest, lay aside, lay away, put away, put by, set aside, spare, stash, stockpile

How to use salt away in a sentence

  • "Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck.

    The Gentle Grafter|O. Henry

Other Idioms and Phrases with salt away

salt away

Also, salt down. Keep in reserve, store, save, as in He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account. This idiom alludes to using salt as a food preservative. [Mid-1800s]

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