salt away (verb)

1. In some religious ceremonies, believers salt away a portion of food as an offering for the deity.

2. The superhero in the comic series always salted away a special gadget for emergencies.

3. In the science fiction novel, the protagonist had to salt away a valuable artifact to protect it from falling into the wrong hands.

4. The protagonist in the classic novel salted away his earnings to fund his dream of opening a business.