squirrelled away
Hidden for later
To squirrel away is to hide or store something for future use, like a squirrel hoarding nuts: She had squirrelled away enough money to buy a house.
The spelling with double L is British; Americans write squirreled.
The phrase suggests private, gradual accumulation—often of money or supplies kept secret from others.
- hoardedCollected and concealed
- nutHard-shelled seed
- foragedSought wild food
- gatherBring or come together
- hiddenKept out of sight
concealed · tucked in · stockpiled · saved up · stashed · secret stash · den · prepared · cache · rainy day · rainy day fund · secret · hidden treasure · accumulated · acorn · burrowed · nest · buried
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Exhausted or disbursed
blown · splurged · frittered away · squandered · wasted
squirrelled awaygiven away
Transferred without charge
distributed · shared · donated · dispersed · handed out
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