hunker down

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Verb

hunker down

(idiomatic) To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.
(idiomatic) To stubbornly hold to a position.

Translations

take shelter; prepare for an eventuality

French: se retrancher (fr)
Russian: притаи́ться (ru) (pritaítʹsja), засе́сть (ru) (zaséstʹ), окопа́ться (ru) (okopátʹsja)

Spanish: agacharse (es)

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