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. * /He put his worries away for the weekend./ 3. {informal} To eat or drink. * /He put away a big supper and three cups of coffee./ Compare: STOW AWAY. 4. {informal} To put in a mental hospital. * /He had to put his wife away when she became mentally ill./ 5. To put to death for a reason; kill. * /He had his dog put away when it became too old and unhappy./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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