for safekeeping

for safekeeping

To ensure that something is not lost or damaged. Don't worry, I'll put your glasses over here for safekeeping. All of our important documents are in this drawer for safekeeping. Don't just leave your jewelry laying out—put it somewhere for safekeeping!

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for safekeeping

for the purpose of keeping someone or something safe. I put my jewelry in the vault for safekeeping. I checked my fur coat at the entrance to the bar for safekeeping.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.