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salt away

verb

tr, adverb to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc)

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Idioms and Phrases

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]

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Example Sentences

"Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck.

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saltatory salt bath

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