短語 to squirrel^{1 something away 的意思是把東西儲存或藏起來以備日后用。}

例句

Joans salary is very low but a few years ago she started to squirrel money away. It took her a long time, but she finally saved enough for a deposit^{2 for a flat.}

Just how much personal information are websites squirrelling away about us from our own computers?

請注意

短語 weasel out 的意思是逃避、推諉。若一個人 weaselled out of something, 意思就是說此人逃避責任。

例句

Mary wanted a promotion^{3 but didnt want to work hard so she tried to weasel her way out of the most difficult tasks in the office.}