store up

verb

verb

To build up a supply of (something), usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.

They should store up an untold wealth of heroic sentiment; they should acquire the habit of carrying a literary quality in their conversation; they should carry a heart full of the fresh and delightful associations and memories connected with poetry hours to brighten mature years.1904, Mary Elizabeth Burt, Poems That Every Child Should Know, Preface:

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