Idiom
go to ground
Meaning
To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The suspect decided to go to ground to avoid the police.”
“After the scandal broke, the politician went to ground and stopped answering all calls from the press.”
“Fearing that his rivals were closing in, the fugitive went to ground in a remote cabin, hoping to remain undetected until the search subsided.”
Examples
simple
“The suspect decided to go to ground to avoid the police.”
contextual
“After the scandal broke, the politician went to ground and stopped answering all calls from the press.”
complex
“Fearing that his rivals were closing in, the fugitive went to ground in a remote cabin, hoping to remain undetected until the search subsided.”
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