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Phrase(s): lay something away (for someone)
to put something in storage for someone to receive at a later time. (Often said of a purchase that is held until it is paid for.) • Please lay this away for me. I’ll pay for it when I have the money. • Please lay away this coat until I can get the money together., Phrase(s): lay someone away
Euph. to bury someone. • Yes, he has passed. We laid him away last week. • He laid away his uncle in a simple ceremony.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs