go into hiding
idiom
: to go to a secret place where one will not be found
She went into hiding to avoid reporters and television cameras.
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After killing the brother of a border-town crime lord, the two broken strangers go into hiding from the pseudo-philosophical assassin hired to kill them.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
As for the love story, Quan and DeBose (who plays a woman who was supposed to go into hiding years ago and didn’t) squabble more than flirt, wasting the talents of two charismatic actors.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025
After writing the book, Rushdie was banned in his native India and the author had to go into hiding after Iran's Ayotollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
As for the love story, Quan and DeBose (who plays a woman who was supposed to go into hiding years ago and didn’t) squabble more than flirt, wasting the talents of two charismatic actors.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025
After writing the book, Rushdie was banned in his native India and the author had to go into hiding after Iran's Ayotollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Go into hiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20into%20hiding. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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