单词 | square away |
释义 | square awaySEE SYNONYMS FOR square away ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb)to set the sails of (a square-rigger) at right angles to the keel (tr) US and Canadian to make neat and tidy Words nearby square awaysquamozygomatic, squamulose, squander, Squanto, square, square away, square-bashing, square bracket, square centimeter, square dance, square deal 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 square awaysquare away Put in order; also, get ready for. For example, Once we've got the files squared away, we can decide on next year's repertory, or She had to square away the house before leaving town. This expression uses square in the sense of “arrange in accordance with some principle,” indirectly alluding to the geometric square. [Early 1800s] 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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