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go to ground

idiom

To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  6. 06

    common ground

    A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.

  7. 07

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  8. 08

    ear to the ground

    The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.

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