hole\ up

hole\ up
• hole up
• hole in
v slang
To take refuge or shelter; put up; lodge.

After a day's motoring, Harry found a room for rent and holed up for the night.

The thief holed up at an abandoned farm.

"Let's hole in," said Father as we came to a motel that looked good.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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