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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Значение идиомы put away