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View synonyms for square away
square away
verb
- to set the sails of (a square-rigger) at right angles to the keel
- tr to make neat and tidy
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Put in order; also, get ready for. For example, Once we've got the files squared away, we can decide on next year's repertory , or She had to square away the house before leaving town . This expression uses square in the sense of “arrange in accordance with some principle,” indirectly alluding to the geometric square. [Early 1800s]Advertisement
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