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(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

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go to ground

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go to ground

Verb

UK especially intransitive of an animal broadly idiomatic

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

Japanese Meaning

特に動物が狩猟時に、巣穴や穴に逃げ込み、身を隠す行動

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The fox tends to go to ground when hunters approach.

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キツネは狩人が近づくと巣穴に潜り込む傾向がある。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

I heard them on the other bank, and then saw a man on a horse crossing the river, and went to ground like a jackal.

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Sense（2）

(idiomatic, by extension, chiefly UK) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.

It was more than enough for my fugitives to clear out of the Lausanne station and make some new move, to hide away in an out-of-the-way spot, go to ground in fact, or travel in another direction.

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