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Square away

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  1. 1
    To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.

    "Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north, and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail."

  2. 2
    put (things or places) in order wordnet
  3. 3
    To finish, complete, tidy or put in order. idiomatic

    "I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job."

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