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tuck away

British  

verb

  1. to eat (a large amount of food)

  2. to store, esp in a place difficult to find

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tuck away Idioms  

  1. Eat heartily, as in He tucked away an enormous steak . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s] Also see tuck into .

  2. Hide, put in storage, as in She had several hundred dollars tucked away . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

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To lean in to the spa vibe, workers tuck away the medical supplies typically in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Individual savers are getting extra space to tuck away more.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

It’s a meal I’ll make again, the kind you tuck away not just as a recipe, but as proof that there’s more to be found in the ordinary than you thought.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Precisely what the worms gain remains unclear, particularly because they are nocturnal animals that tuck away during the day, when eyes usually work best.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

“You gave me a good excuse to tuck away a couple extra,” Dad said, patting his stomach.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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