hole up

verb

1. (of an animal) to hibernate, esp in a cave
2. informal.
   to hide or remain secluded

Idioms and Phrases

Take refuge or shelter, hide, as in I spent most of the cruise holed up in my cabin . This usage alludes to animals hibernating in winter or hiding from attack in caves or holes. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The gang finds him holed up in a New Hampshire factory of a company Guillermo’s firm just finished gutting, babbling incoherently like Col.

From Salon

Hence he holed up in the pub cellar to write his own.

From BBC

“We put together a tight-knit team and holed up in an office with a big whiteboard,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike her opponent, Ms Harris has spent the past week holed up in a Pennsylvania hotel deep in policy books — but her team has also tried to prepare her to win the optics battle too.

From BBC

So Harris and her team have holed up in Pennsylvania for nearly a week of debate prep.

From Salon

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