Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - tuck away

1. If you tuck away something such as money, you store it in a safe place. The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent... I tucked the box away in the linen drawer. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 2. If someone or something is tucked away, they are well hidden in a quiet place where very few people go. We were tucked away in a secluded corner of the room... PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, be V-ed P