Idiom
take soil
Meaning
To run into the mire or water; hence, to take refuge or shelter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The tired traveler had to take soil in a nearby cave.”
“When the heavy rain began to fall, the hikers decided to take soil under the thick trees.”
“Fleeing the relentless pursuit of the enemy cavalry, the weary soldiers took soil within the dense, protective thicket of the forest.”
Examples
simple
“The tired traveler had to take soil in a nearby cave.”
contextual
“When the heavy rain began to fall, the hikers decided to take soil under the thick trees.”
complex
“Fleeing the relentless pursuit of the enemy cavalry, the weary soldiers took soil within the dense, protective thicket of the forest.”
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