put away

Anglais

Étymologie

→ voir put et away

Locution verbale

to put away

1. Ranger.
   • She put things away before the guests arrived.
2. Épargner.
   • She put away some money for a rainy day.
3. (Familier) Engloutir.
   • My teenage son certainly does put it away. I don't know how he eats so much.
4. (Familier) Serrer, faire interner.
   • We can put you away for 20 years for this crime.
   • His psychosis grew out of control, and his family had to put him away in a mental institution.