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Idiom idiom

bottle away


To store up or stock up.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


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.


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Last updated August 10, 2026