To file away 存檔

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動詞短語 to file away 的意思是把同類文件存檔。

All my letters are filed away in a big cabinet in my office.

On Friday mornings I pay the bills and invoices from the past week, then I file them away.

還有一個有趣的俚語表達就是 the circular file。你知道當我們把某物放進 circular file 後,這樣東西去哪兒了嗎?答案就是廢紙簍。

A: What happened to those printouts?

B: Oh, they went in the circular file, sorry. I didn't think you needed them.