goes to ground
Disappears from view
Goes to ground means to hide or retreat from pursuit, originally from fox hunting—a fox goes to ground by entering its burrow to escape the hounds.
The phrase now applies to people who disappear to avoid detection or capture: The suspect went to ground after the warrant was issued.
It suggests deliberate concealment rather than casual withdrawal.
- escapeFlight from captivity
- on the runActively avoiding capture
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
dig · camouflage · hibernate · clandestine · den · safe house · lays low · evade · under the radar · disappear · foxhole · covert · isolate · bolt-hole · protect · vanish · off the grid · tunnel
goes to groundemerges
Comes into view
surfaces · makes an appearance · exposes oneself · reappears · comes out of the woodwork
goes to groundstands one's ground
faces the music · confronts · engages · fights back · digs in
goes to groundrises up
Moves to higher position
stands tall · comes up · gets up · ascends
goes, goer, goers, ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, groundwork