go underground

idiom

: to start working in secret

The political party went underground after the new government took power.

Examples of go underground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The caveat to Anaheim’s work, though, is that other larger regional transmission lines owned by Southern California Edison still go through the hills, Lyster said, and whether those one day go underground is ultimately up to SCE. —Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025

The feelings, then, go underground (even if the siblings are close) showing up later in adulthood. —Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025

Since then, thousands of his supporters have been jailed, and many party leaders have been forced to defect or go underground. —Salman Masood, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruthless hold has forced artists who oppose the Ukrainian invasion to leave or go underground. —Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for go underground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground