squirrel something away
squirrel away
To hide, reserve, or hoard something for future use. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squirrel" and "away." I've been squirreling away a little bit of money each so that I can afford a trip to Spain next summer. It turns out she'd been squirreling office supplies away in the filing cabinet near her desk. The company has been accused of squirreling away huge amounts of customers' data, which it then implemented into its advertising algorithms across its various platforms.
See also: away, squirrel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
squirrel something away
tv. to hide something in reserve. Here is some food. I squirreled it away in my suitcase.
See also: away, something, squirrel
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- bring away
- blaze away
- blaze away at (someone or something)
- bury away
- chew away
- boring
- borne
- bear away
- chuck away
- cut away