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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Once that’s squared away, the organization’s attention turns to luring top-end talent, of which there is plenty.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Once you are squared away, deposit at least $10 into your ESPN BET account.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
In other words, discrimination against women should not be squared away or accepted as a matter of culture or tradition.
—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
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Once you are squared away, deposit at least $10 into your ESPN BET account.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
In other words, discrimination against women should not be squared away or accepted as a matter of culture or tradition.
—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
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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20away. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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