go underground
idiom
: to start working in secret
The political party went underground after the new government took power.
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Others may go underground or just leave the country altogether.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Suppose something leaked, Deif and his deputy would go underground in a second.
—Abc News, ABC News, 13 July 2024
How much of the track and overhead catenary wires will run on the surface, competing for space on thoroughfares with vehicle traffic, and how much will go underground?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Mining ended in the 1970s; today, people can go underground in the mine that propelled the city to prosperity.
—Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Suppose something leaked, Deif and his deputy would go underground in a second.
—Abc News, ABC News, 13 July 2024
How much of the track and overhead catenary wires will run on the surface, competing for space on thoroughfares with vehicle traffic, and how much will go underground?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Mining ended in the 1970s; today, people can go underground in the mine that propelled the city to prosperity.
—Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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“Go underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20underground. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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