square away

listen to the pronunciation of square away
English - English
To finish, complete, tidy or put in order

I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.

set the sails into the wind, unfurl sails
tidy: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
square away

    Hyphenation

    square a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    skwer ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskwer əˈwā/ /ˈskwɛr əˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    [ 'skwar, 'skwer ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Middle French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to square, from Latin ex- + quadrare to square; more at QUADRATE.
Favorites