tuck away
Britishverb
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to eat (a large amount of food)
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to store, esp in a place difficult to find
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Eat heartily, as in He tucked away an enormous steak . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s] Also see tuck into .
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Hide, put in storage, as in She had several hundred dollars tucked away . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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This one was tucked away in an area where private jets and small puddle jumpers landed and took off.
From Literature
His first manager described his “odd ability to take in information” and “tuck away parts of it for future use.”
At Wimbledon, he opted to practise on the outside courts, rather than on the official practice site that is tucked away from spectators.
From BBC
James McAtee tucked away a late penalty, but the win was only enough for the Premier League club to finish 13th overall.
From Barron's
James McAtee tucked away a late penalty, but the win was only enough for the Premier League club to finish 13th overall.
From Barron's
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