filing away

Verb

file away (third-person singular simple present files away, present participle filing away, simple past and past participle filed away)

1. (transitive) To store in a file; to get rid of a document by placing it in a file or other storage.
   • Would you help me file away these reports?

   Synonyms:

   archive

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause oneself to remember (something); to avoid expressing a feeling, fact or idea until an appropriate time.
   • His words hurt, but I'll file away my emotions until I can get my revenge.
3. (intransitive) To move away in a file.
   • The soldiers filed way at a quick pace.