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View synonyms for salt away
salt away
verb
- tr, adverb to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc)
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, salt down . Keep in reserve, store, save, as in He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account . This idiom alludes to using salt as a food preservative. [Mid-1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
"Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck.
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