square away

verb

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of square away

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

: to put in order or in readiness

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With another headlining performance squared away, Eminem seems poised and ready to obliterate his upcoming festivals later this month, which include Firefly and Bonnaroo.

— carl lamarre, Billboard, "Eminem Brings His Army of Soldiers to Help Him Close Out Governors Ball With a Bang," 4 June 2018
Problem is, the federal grant program that helps pay for light rail projects requires that municipalities have their local and state funding squared away.

— the observer editorial board, charlotteobserver, "A sentence in the proposed state budget could make all future light rail in Charlotte 'impossible'," 29 May 2018
If both issues can be squared away, a Graham-Saints sequel makes a ton of sense.

— larry holder, NOLA.com, "A Jimmy Graham-Saints reunion an idea worth visiting," 6 Mar. 2018
Once the food court makeovers are squared away, the Swedish furniture powerhouse can always go back to inventing the meatball of the future.

— bridget mallon, ELLE Decor, "IKEA Is Making Over The Food Courts In All Of Its American Stores," 11 Feb. 2016
Finally, in 2012, with the patents squared away and manufacturing secured, Baughman shipped the first production run to customers right from his home.

— ariella gintzler, Outside Online, "Want to Own a Gear Company? Grub Hub Is for Sale.," 11 May 2018
With the color scheme squared away, the designers focused on the second major challenge: The overall layout of the home, a very bland, open-floor spec house with areas that require guests to walk through one room to get to another.

— devin alessio, ELLE Decor, "HOUSE TOUR: A Layered & Laid-Back Bridgehampton Home," 13 June 2016
After getting mostly poor results in exhibition play the first three weeks, Barnes went back to his hard stuff and got squared away before the Milwaukee Brewers' season began.

— tom haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Notes: Reliever Jacob Barnes put rough spring behind him and has been a force for Brewers," 4 Apr. 2018
Prospective guests have a few years to square away their financials — a 12-day stay, as part of a party of six guests, costs $9.5 million.

— lilian min, The Cut, "Finally, the World’s First Space Hotel Is Taking Reservations," 6 Apr. 2018

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1838

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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