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Значение идиомы put away
[put away] {v.} 1. To put in the right place or out of sight.
She put away the towels.
2. To lay aside; stop thinking about.
Heput his worries away for the weekend.
3. {informal} To eat or drink.
He put away a big supper and three cups of coffee.
Compare: STOWAWAY. 4. {informal} To put in a mental hospital.
He had to put hiswife away when she became mentally ill.
5. To put to death for areason; kill.
He had his dog put away when it became too old andunhappy.
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