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to go to ground

go to ground

Idiom - said of an animal, to go into a burrow to escape from hunters.
(transference) to go into hiding, e.g. from the police.
 
χώθηκε στη σπηλιά του/στο λαγούμι του: usually said of someone who is afraid of sth or who has done sth wrong and is fearing punishment
 
Στη μεταφορική σημασία, he's gone to ground, το απλούστερο: (τον ψάχνουν και) κρύβεται. Ενίοτε: έχει λουφάξει. (Λουφάζω is what a dog does when it cowers into a corner.)
 
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