square away
verb
squared away; squaring away; squares away
1
: to square the yards so as to sail before the wind
2
: to put everything in order or in readiness
3
: to take up a fighting stance
: to put in order or in readiness
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In other words, discrimination against women should not be squared away or accepted as a matter of culture or tradition.
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2017
With her daughter squared away, Joan heads to London to work at her sister Nancy’s (Kirsty J Curtis) hair salon.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
So, if your outdoor Halloween decorations are already squared away, now’s your chance to amp up the creepy, crawly, and utterly bone-chilling atmosphere inside.
—Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
The scanner remembers changes on subsequent scans, so getting those unknowns squared away should be a one-time thing.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2017
With her daughter squared away, Joan heads to London to work at her sister Nancy’s (Kirsty J Curtis) hair salon.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
So, if your outdoor Halloween decorations are already squared away, now’s your chance to amp up the creepy, crawly, and utterly bone-chilling atmosphere inside.
—Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
The scanner remembers changes on subsequent scans, so getting those unknowns squared away should be a one-time thing.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20away. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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