Question

in_the_loop_619 to save, store, or hoard something (usually something highly valued and in danger of being stolen) Compare to: on ice; save (something) for a rainy day

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SALT (SOMETHING) AWAY I don’t know what Ann does with all the money she earns, but I know she doesn’t spend it on herself. She must be salting it away for her retirement.Sometimes we give food to the old man next door, because we know that he doesn’t have much money. Whenever we do, we try to give him enough so that he can salt some of it away for another day. The expression originates from the practice of using salt to preserve food before storing it.

Id	in_the_loop_619
Idiom	SALT (SOMETHING) AWAY
Definition	to save, store, or hoard something (usually something highly valued and in danger of being stolen)
Examples	I don’t know what Ann does with all the money she earns, but I know she doesn’t spend it on herself. She must be salting it away for her retirement. Sometimes we give food to the old man next door, because we know that he doesn’t have much money. Whenever we do, we try to give him enough so that he can salt some of it away for another day.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: on ice; save (something) for a rainy day
Extra Info	The expression originates from the practice of using salt to preserve food before storing it.

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