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tuck away

v. eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: tuck in, put away]

Usage examples of "tuck away".

While she had remembered his lethal competency and planned to use it on her own behalf, she had somehow forgotten that it was a prominent part of him, not a quality she could call up when she needed it and tuck away into a corner when the need was over.

I tuck away the problems, pulling myself back to the here and now, back to Dave.

It came to me that this represented the equipment of a superman, and that it was small enough to tuck away even in.

It came to me that this represented the equipment of a superman, and that it was small enough to tuck away even in .

It came to me that this represented the equipment of a superman, and that it was small enough to tuck away even in .

There'd been no precious little pieces of girlhood to tuck away in heart-shaped boxes.

As it was impossible to predict what would come next, she gave up trying to prepare for it and, tired with vain speculations, carried Dulce off to bed, wishing she could tuck away her love troubles as quietly and comfortably as she did her sleepy little charge.

They systematically set about to turn Valhalla into a Freudian factory, a rich man's psychiatric resort where families with means could tuck away their genetic inconveniences and embarrassments, their senile elders and poorly programmed kids.

If she's as smart as I think she is, she'll tuck away a nice settlement-starting with that ring he gave her.

If she's as smart as I think she is, she'll tuck away a nice settlement—.

He said nothing until he'd managed to tuck away irritation at her lack of response.

I reminded myself that I was going to have to tuck away something unless I wanted my blood sugar and insulin levels to engage in a high-spirited game of Ping Pong.

You'll be amazed at how much you can tuck away without any noticeable bulge.