tuck away 復習
昨日の裏ゼミで別荘の話題が出たので、こちらをご紹介いたします。
City cottage with a big heart in secret D4 square for €1.25m
Vavasour Square, built in the 1850s, is one of Dublin’s secret spots. It is named after William Vavasour, who drained the salt flats of Irishtown, and is tucked away off Bath Avenue. “The house was built for Vavasour’s son,” the owner says. “And so it’s the largest on the square.”
At 178sq m (1,915sq ft), it’s utterly deceptive. At first you think you’re coming into a charming little cottage, but the house rambles through to a huge (7.7m/23ft long) kitchen and dining room, warmed by a lovely dark-green Aga. “This kitchen table has started businesses,” says the owner. “We’ve had the most fun in this room.”
今回はtuck awayという表現をとりあげます。『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第五版，大修館）を引いたところ、「（…の中に/…の後ろに）隠されている（among/behind）」、「（建物などが）静かな場所にある」などとありました。Oxford Dictionary of English(Second Edition Reserved, Oxford University Press)には、 "be tucked away to be located in a quiet place, where not many people go"などの定義が載っていました。(Gomez)
