square away

square away

To properly order, arrange, prepare, or take care of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "square" and "away." I'll be right behind you. I just need to square away a couple of things first. Have you squared those applications away yet? Tom's up in New York squaring Bill away for his first year in college.
See also: away, square
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

square someone away

to get someone or something arranged or properly taken care of. See if you can square Bob away in his new office. When you are squared away, come back and we'll talk.
See also: away, square
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

square away

Put in order; also, get ready for. For example, Once we've got the files squared away, we can decide on next year's repertory, or She had to square away the house before leaving town. This expression uses square in the sense of "arrange in accordance with some principle," indirectly alluding to the geometric square. [Early 1800s]
See also: away, square
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

square away

v.
To make someone or something ready; put something in order: I squared away my remaining office work before I went on vacation. Let's square these matters away before we finish the meeting. Our plans should be squared away before they get here.
See also: away, square
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • attune to
  • ask back
  • orient to (something)
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Before we go any further, I want you to compare your "real" cube (the one you pictured by moving that square away from your nose) with my drawing in Figure 3.
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Companies would love to know how these intangibles--the things they can't control once they square away pay and benefits--make workers stick around and grow.
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But we have to wonder why the Little Rock eatery hasn't renewed and whether it has anything to do with the $20,017 Buffalo Grill's holding company, India Inc., paid the state Department of Finance & Administration in June to square away some tax issues.
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six years ago she simply hasn't been able to square away enough free time to get out and play with her Own product.
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Design every move to take a square away from the guard or center, as shown in the diagram.
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For example, one square away on the diagonal would be listed as 1.4, the square root of 2.
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Much will depend upon the pace of the pitch which, for the first time this season, will be on the side of the square away from the paceless Pershore Road side that has produced so many indifferent batting pitches this season.
Warwicks desperate to see off title contenders