take refuge
Find safe harbor
To take refuge is to seek shelter or protection from something threatening or unpleasant.
The refuge may be physical—They took refuge from the storm in an abandoned barn—or figurative: She took refuge in her work after the divorce.
The phrase implies escape from danger, discomfort, or emotional difficulty into something safer or more comforting.
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- havenShelter from danger
- hole upSeclude oneself in hiding
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- protective custodyConfinement for someone's safety
shelter · port in a storm · asylum · sanctuary · bunker · amnesty · bolthole · concealment · burrow · lie low · run for cover · safe passage · escape · temple · mosque · safety · evasion · den
take refugestand one's ground
Refuse to back down
hold one's ground · stand firm · face the music · confront · make a stand
take refugeexpose oneself
Publicly display genitals
emerge · break cover · show oneself · throw caution to the wind
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