单词 | put away |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for put away
put awaySEE SYNONYMS FOR put away ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to return (something) to the correct or proper placehe put away his books to saveto put away money for the future to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etcthey put him away for twenty years to eat or drink, esp in large amounts to put to death, because of old age or illnessthe dog had to be put away Words nearby put awayput a spin on, put at ease, putative, putative marriage, put at someone's disposal, put away, put back, put back the clock, put behind one, put by, put-down Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with put awayput away 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] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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