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单词 put something away
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put something away

1Save money for future use: I put away some money every week...
  • We now have a granddaughter and we and her parents would like to put some money away for her future.
  • They feel ‘What is the point in saving if I can get extra from the government without putting my own money away?’
  • We are spending most of what we save within weeks of putting it away for the future.

Synonyms

save, put aside, put/lay by, set/lay aside, put to one side, reserve, keep in reserve, deposit, keep, store, stockpile, hoard, stow away, cache
informal salt away, squirrel away, stash away
2 informal Consume food or drink in large quantities: Did you see how much food he put away?...
  • Having put a few drinks away, it wasn't hard to go and talk to her.
  • He looked as though he'd put a few drinks away, and his red nose suggested that that wasn't unusual for him.
  • I've managed to put away seven pints and six shots.

Synonyms

eat, consume, devour, down, gobble up, bolt, wolf down, guzzle;
drink, gulp down
informal polish off, tuck away, demolish, get outside of, pack away, scoff (down), shovel down, pig out on, sink, knock back, get one's laughing gear round
British informal shift, gollop, bevvy
North American informal scarf (down/up), snarf (down/up), inhale
rare ingurgitate, bib
3 informal (In sport) dispatch or score a goal or shot: I put away his lob...
  • Their full back Piper put the goal away to give his side a three point lead.
  • A controversial goal was put away by the visitors.
  • I'll keep making those runs then eventually things will fall to me and hopefully I'll put a few goals away.
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