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salt away
verb
- tr, adverb to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc)
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]Example Sentences
But needing to salt away a win, UW delivered another drive.
The Cardinal forced a three-and-out on the Cougars’ ensuing possession and salted away the final five minutes with a 10-play drive.
Most of the time, just making a living, paying the bills and salting away money in suitable investments are much bigger deals.
Offensively, the Trojans have mostly protected Williams and they’ve shown they can ride the run game to salt away a victory like they did Saturday against Washington State.
The call allowed the Buccaneers to salt away the game and robbed the Falcons of a chance at a division-shifting victory.
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