tuck away
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]tuck away (third-person singular simple present tucks away, present participle tucking away, simple past and past participle tucked away)
- (transitive) To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
- She's been tucking away cash for a rainy day.
- (intransitive) To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot.
- The shop was tucked away behind a parking garage.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To eat a lot of (something).
Translations
[edit]To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away
To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot
To eat a lot of (something)