tuck away

verb

1. to eat (a large amount of food)

2. to store, esp in a place difficult to find

Idioms and Phrases

Eat heartily, as in He tucked away an enormous steak . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s] Also see tuck into .

Hide, put in storage, as in She had several hundred dollars tucked away . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

The miniature Erewhon will be tucked away near cold plunge pools and a sauna at 120 Leroy Street in New York City, according to blueprints Fieg posted on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

Plant pots and fruit baskets sat on broken windowsills, a reminder of the families that until hours earlier had led their lives tucked away behind these walls.

From BBC

It’s a Friday in New York City, where Devonte Hynes, otherwise known as Blood Orange, is tucked away in his apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a meal I’ll make again, the kind you tuck away not just as a recipe, but as proof that there’s more to be found in the ordinary than you thought.

From Salon

As I lost myself in the deliciousness of new southern classics like Pimento Cheese and Bacon Grits, I wasn’t ready for the profound lesson about the power of love that was tucked away inside.

From Salon

Related Words

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• camouflage 
• cover 
• disguise 
• hole up 
• mask 
• obscure 
• plant 
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• shield 
• smuggle 
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• suppress 
• withhold