be/stay holed up
idiom
informal
: to stay in a place hidden or apart from other people
The band was/stayed holed up in the recording studio to record their album.
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In a week or two, the tracker snake will hopefully be holed up with another large female.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Instead of merely making a tent that's as light as possible at the cost of comfort, Durston understands that backpackers and mountaineers will be living in their tent night after night and might very well be holed up for days on end, waiting out dangerous weather and conditions.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2025
If not on a set or stage, he’d likely be holed up at home, tinkering with his beehives or homemade solar heater.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Instead of merely making a tent that's as light as possible at the cost of comfort, Durston understands that backpackers and mountaineers will be living in their tent night after night and might very well be holed up for days on end, waiting out dangerous weather and conditions.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2025
If not on a set or stage, he’d likely be holed up at home, tinkering with his beehives or homemade solar heater.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
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“Be/stay holed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%2Fstay%20holed%20up. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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