English Dictionary

go to ground

verb

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

He decided to go to ground and hide from the police.

意味（1）

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

I heard them on the other bank, and then saw a man on a horse crossing the river, and went to ground like a jackal.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension, chiefly UK) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.

It was more than enough for my fugitives to clear out of the Lausanne station and make some new move, to hide away in an out-of-the-way spot, go to ground in fact, or travel in another direction.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To fall on the floor

Iceland hoisted a high ball forward, Gomez lost his bearing and put his hands on the substitute, Hólmbert Friðjónsson, who went to ground.