tuck away

English

Verb

tuck away (third-person singular simple present tucks away, present participle tucking away, simple past and past participle tucked away)

1. (transitive) To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.

   She's been tucking away cash for a rainy day.

2. (intransitive) To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot.

   The shop was tucked away behind a parking garage.

3. (transitive, UK, slang) To eat a lot of (something).

Translations

To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away

To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot

To eat a lot of (something)