salt away

Definitions

1. To salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.
   dated, transitive
2. To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
   idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“"You have⟳ more than two thousand salted away, I know⟳, Moses, between prize-money, wages, adventures, and other matters."”

“Some of the stockholders . . . wanted to leave⟳ the money invested. "Salt away that chicken feed⟳ in your duds, and skip⟳ along," says Buck. "What business have⟳ you got investing in bonds?"”

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