holing up
Going to ground
Holing up means withdrawing to a secure or hidden place, often to wait out danger or avoid contact with others.
The phrase evokes an animal retreating to its hole: The fugitives holed up in an abandoned farmhouse.
It can also describe voluntary isolation: I'm holing up this weekend to finish my thesis.
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- hidingStaying out of sight
- laying lowRemaining hidden or inconspicuous
- keeping a low profileAvoiding notice deliberately
- hunkeringCrouching down low
hunkering down · seclusion · concealment · going underground · safe house · home base · cooped up · asylum · sanctuary · refuge · hideaway · hideout · staying in · staying put · barricading · bunker mentality · retreat · self-preservation
holing upgoing out
Leaving to socialize
getting out · emerging · stepping out · coming out · heading out
holing upsocializing
Engaging with others recreationally
mingling · mixing · circulating · networking · engaging
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