tidy away

verb

tidied away; tidying away; tidies away
British
: to put (something) in its proper place in order to make a place tidy
I tidied all the loose papers away before the guests arrived.

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“Tidy away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy%20away. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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