go\ into\ a\ huddle

go\ into\ a\ huddle
v. phr.
1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team's next play.

The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use.

2. informal To talk together privately about something; discuss something where others cannot hear.

The man went into a huddle with his lawyers before answering the question.

The doctors went into a huddle and decided to operate.


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  • go into a huddle — get/go/into a huddle phrase to stand or sit close together in order to discuss something secretly Thesaurus: to move closer together in a groupsynonym Main entry: huddle …   Useful english dictionary

  • get into a huddle (with somebody) — get/go into a ˈhuddle (with sb) idiom to move close to sb so that you can talk about sth without other people hearing Main entry: ↑huddleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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