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bottle away

idiom
Meaning

To store up or stock up.


Examples
SIMPLE

I bottle away extra food for the winter.

CONTEXTUAL

She likes to bottle away small amounts of money each month for her future travels.

COMPLEX

Rather than expressing his frustrations, he chose to bottle away his emotions until they eventually surfaced as sudden, uncharacteristic outbursts.

Anchors to
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    away game

    An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.

  2. 02

    away with the fairies

    Not all there; slightly crazy.

  3. 03

    bang away

    to strike or hit repeatedly

  4. 04

    bear away the bell

    To be superior in something.

  5. 05

    beaver away

    To work hard at a task.

  6. 06

    blaze away

    To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

  7. 07

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  8. 08

    blow the cobwebs away

    To make changes for space for new fresh ideas

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