salt away, to

salt away

To put something into storage for use at a later date. An allusion to preserving foods, especially meats, by curing them with salt. A noun or pronoun can be used between "salt" and "away." Over the years I've taken to salting away lots of bottled water and nonperishable foods, in case of an emergency. You'd be wise to salt some of your paycheck away each month.

See also: away, salt

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

salt something away

1. Lit. to store and preserve a foodstuff by salting it. The farmer's wife salted a lot of fish and hams away for the winter. She salted away a lot of food.

2. Fig. to store something; to place something in reserve. I need to salt some money away for my retirement. I will salt away some money for emergencies.

See also: away, salt

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

salt away

Also, salt down. Keep in reserve, store, save, as in He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account. This idiom alludes to using salt as a food preservative. [Mid-1800s]

See also: away, salt

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

salt away

To save or store something for future use: I salted away money from my summer job to pay for college. I bought 20 packs of paper towels that were on sale, and I salted them away.

See also: away, salt

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

salt away, to

To put aside funds for future use. Treating fish or meat with salt is an ancient way of preserving it, antedating modern refrigeration by centuries. In the nineteenth century the term, also put as to salt down, began to be used figuratively for saving money. “No one to hinder you from salting away as many millions as you can carry off!” wrote R. W. Chambers (Maids of Paradise, 1902). Also see save for a rainy day.

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释义	salt away, to salt away To put something into storage for use at a later date. An allusion to preserving foods, especially meats, by curing them with salt. A noun or pronoun can be used between "salt" and "away." Over the years I've taken to salting away lots of bottled water and nonperishable foods, in case of an emergency. You'd be wise to salt some of your paycheck away each month. See also: away, salt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. salt something away 1. Lit. to store and preserve a foodstuff by salting it. The farmer's wife salted a lot of fish and hams away for the winter. She salted away a lot of food. 2. Fig. to store something; to place something in reserve. I need to salt some money away for my retirement. I will salt away some money for emergencies. See also: away, salt McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. salt away Also, salt down. Keep in reserve, store, save, as in He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account. This idiom alludes to using salt as a food preservative. [Mid-1800s] See also: away, salt The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. salt away v. To save or store something for future use: I salted away money from my summer job to pay for college. I bought 20 packs of paper towels that were on sale, and I salted them away. See also: away, salt The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. salt away, to To put aside funds for future use. Treating fish or meat with salt is an ancient way of preserving it, antedating modern refrigeration by centuries. In the nineteenth century the term, also put as to salt down, began to be used figuratively for saving money. “No one to hinder you from salting away as many millions as you can carry off!” wrote R. W. Chambers (Maids of Paradise, 1902). Also see save for a rainy day. See also: salt The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: load in involve with involve with (someone or something) involved with back into back into (someone or something) add in angle angling not do (someone or oneself) any favors
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