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square away

idiom
Meaning

To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.


Examples
SIMPLE

I need to square away my desk before I leave.

CONTEXTUAL

The team worked late to square away all the paperwork before the deadline.

COMPLEX

With the funeral arrangements finally squared away, she sat alone in the kitchen, uncertain what the morning would bring.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    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

    back to square one

    Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

  4. 04

    bang away

    to strike or hit repeatedly

  5. 05

    bear away the bell

    To be superior in something.

  6. 06

    beaver away

    To work hard at a task.

  7. 07

    blaze away

    To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

  8. 08

    blow away

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

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