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hide out

Idioms  
  1. Go into or stay in hiding, especially from the authorities. For example, The cattle thieves hid out in the canyon, or He decided to hide out from the press. [Late 1800s]


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Despite the check in gains, some analysts continue to see banks as the best place to hide out if the war continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It ends with a call to ditch the madness and hide out in McDonald’s till January.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Weak economic data encouraged investors to hide out in the safety of bonds.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

But why would the suspect, who was born in Berkeley, California, choose to hide out in Maenan in the remote outskirts of the sleepy market town of Llanrwst in the Conwy valley?

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

“You’ll be able to hide out, if there is danger at first?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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