square away
square away · squares away · squared away · squaring away
прибрати, прибирати
идти фордевиндом
putzen
To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing…To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
» We'll get you squared away.
Meaning
2 sensesTo square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
идти́ фордеви́ндомidtí fordevíndom
(idiomatic)To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.
I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.
put (things or places) in order
Examples
2 sentencesWe'll get you squared away.
Let's square this away.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to set sail before the wind:
Forms
squares away, squaring away, squared away, squared away| Base form | square away · to square away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | squares away |
| Present participle | squaring away |
| Past simple | squared away |
| Past participle | squared away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- square upузгодити, узгоджуватиTo get ready for a fight.
- square offвстановлювати, обмежуватиTo get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).
- square awayприбрати, прибиратиTo square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
- square aroundTo shift to a position to ready to bunt, i.e. by moving to face the pitcher and hold the bat laterally above the home plate.
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- put (things or places) in order:tidytidy upclean upneatenstraightenstraighten out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb