square away
to deal with or handle something in a satisfactory way
TRANSLATION
square away = etwas in Ordnung bringen --- GOOGLE INDEX square away: approximately 1,500,000 Google hits
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The official added that the Air Force will continue testing to ensure they have this situation with the pressure suits SQUARED AWAY.
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There were a few details to be SQUARED AWAY before I left to fly across the world to Krasnoarmeysk, which is outside Moscow. One was picking up my visa from the Russian Consulate in New York...
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There were a few details to be SQUARED AWAY before I left to fly across the world to Krasnoarmeysk, which is outside Moscow. One was picking up my visa from the Russian Consulate in New York...
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square away
verb phrase
(adjective = squared away)
- arrange or deal with something in a satisfactory way
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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On large sailing ships, one of the most common types of sail systems is called the "square rig." For "landlubbers" (read further for more information the landlubber) this refers to sails that are carried on horizontal poles (spars) so that the sails are set perpendicular - or square - to the ship's keel. This allows the ship to be driven by a tailwind.
Thus when the captain of a sailing ship wanted to take advantage of the prevailing wind, he would tell the crew to "square away" the sails, meaning to fasten them to the horizontal spars. The term eventually began to be used in a figurative sense of tidying or cleaning up and then extended to also mean resolving an issue or bringing something to completion.
A landlubber is a sometimes slightly disparaging term for someone who is inexperienced at sea. It stems from "land" + "lubber," a 14th century word for a big, clumsy and stupid fellow who lives idly. It may stem from a Scandinavian source, but the Oxford Dictionary suggests it may be related to the Old French "lobeor," a dishonest person but in the sense of a less than intelligent cheater. One of the earliest recorded uses is in the expression abbey-lubber, essentially a lazy monk.
Another related term is lubberwort - also written libberwort - which is an obsolete term for food, drink or herbs that make one lazy. Finally, a landlubber might be found living in "Lubberland," an imaginary land where there is plenty to eat and drink without having to work.
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SYNONYMS
handle, get a handle on, take care of, manage, finish up, complete
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I'm the type of person who has to get things squared away before leaving the office each day."
verb phrase
(adjective = squared away)
- arrange or deal with something in a satisfactory way
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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On large sailing ships, one of the most common types of sail systems is called the "square rig." For "landlubbers" (read further for more information the landlubber) this refers to sails that are carried on horizontal poles (spars) so that the sails are set perpendicular - or square - to the ship's keel. This allows the ship to be driven by a tailwind.
Thus when the captain of a sailing ship wanted to take advantage of the prevailing wind, he would tell the crew to "square away" the sails, meaning to fasten them to the horizontal spars. The term eventually began to be used in a figurative sense of tidying or cleaning up and then extended to also mean resolving an issue or bringing something to completion.
A landlubber is a sometimes slightly disparaging term for someone who is inexperienced at sea. It stems from "land" + "lubber," a 14th century word for a big, clumsy and stupid fellow who lives idly. It may stem from a Scandinavian source, but the Oxford Dictionary suggests it may be related to the Old French "lobeor," a dishonest person but in the sense of a less than intelligent cheater. One of the earliest recorded uses is in the expression abbey-lubber, essentially a lazy monk.
Another related term is lubberwort - also written libberwort - which is an obsolete term for food, drink or herbs that make one lazy. Finally, a landlubber might be found living in "Lubberland," an imaginary land where there is plenty to eat and drink without having to work.
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SYNONYMS
handle, get a handle on, take care of, manage, finish up, complete
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I'm the type of person who has to get things squared away before leaving the office each day."
