go to ground

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go to ground (third-person singular simple present goes to ground, present participle going to ground, simple past went to ground, past participle gone to ground) (intransitive, chiefly UK) Of an animal, to escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted. (idiomatic, by extension) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one. (intransitive, sports, chiefly UK) To fall to the ground, lose one's footing, come off one's feet, whether by design, accident, or foul (intransitive, sports, chiefly UK) (of the ball) to touch the ground; to be dropped ==== See also ====