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salt something away 1. Lit. to store and preserve a foodstuff by salting it. The farmer's wife salted a lot of fish and hams away for the winter. She salted away a lot of food. 2. Fig. to store something; to place something in reserve. I need to salt some money away for my retirement. I will salt away some money for emergencies. salt away something also salt something away to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time It's not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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