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salt away
verb
(tr, adverb) to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc)
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, salt down. Keep in reserve, store, save, as in He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account. This idiom alludes to using salt as a food preservative. [Mid-1800s]
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But needing to salt away a win, UW delivered another drive.
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The Cardinal forced a three-and-out on the Cougars’ ensuing possession and salted away the final five minutes with a 10-play drive.
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Most of the time, just making a living, paying the bills and salting away money in suitable investments are much bigger deals.
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Offensively, the Trojans have mostly protected Williams and they’ve shown they can ride the run game to salt away a victory like they did Saturday against Washington State.
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The call allowed the Buccaneers to salt away the game and robbed the Falcons of a chance at a division-shifting victory.
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