file away
Put in folders
File away means to place documents or records into a filing system for storage or future reference: She filed away the receipts in case of an audit.
The phrase also describes mentally storing information: I filed that advice away for later.
To file something away can suggest setting it aside indefinitely—acknowledged but not actively pursued: He filed away his dreams of becoming a musician.
Ordered list of items
- preserveProtect from loss
- documentWritten or electronic file
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- storeRetail establishment
backup · safeguard · repository · vault · folder · records · papers · digitize
Arrange by shared traits
- sortMethod of ordering
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- alphabetizeArrange in letter order
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
arrange · systematize · tabulate · label · folder · drawer · tab · clerical
Suspend or store
- postponeDelay to later time
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- put asideStore for future use
- set asideReserve for future use
back burner · delay · hold · suspend · park · sideline · pigeonhole · mothball
Retain in mind
- retainKeep possession of
- commit to memoryLearn so you'll recall
- absorbTake in fully
- mental noteUnrecorded self-reminder
engrave · imprint · keep in mind · register · recall · recollection · note · bank
catalog
Ordered list of items
store · backup · safeguard · repository · vault · folder · records · papers · digitize · encrypt
classify
Arrange by shared traits
- sortMethod of ordering
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- alphabetizeArrange in letter order
index · arrange · systematize · tabulate · label · folder · drawer · tab · clerical · office
shelve
Suspend or store
set aside · back burner · delay · hold · suspend · park · sideline · pigeonhole · mothball · later
remember
Retain in mind
- retainKeep possession of
- commit to memoryLearn so you'll recall
- absorbTake in fully
mental note · engrave · imprint · keep in mind · register · recall · recollection · note · bank
forget
Fail to recall
move on · release · drop · bury · compartmentalize · suppress · closure
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up