Meaning
To hide, save or put things away to use in the future.
To put in a safe or secret place for future use.
Examples
She squirreled away money each month to buy a new car.
If you’re just squirreling away various English learning materials instead of using them, you’ll never improve your English.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘squirrel away’ mean?
The idiom ‘squirrel away’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘squirrel away’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘squirrel away’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.