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hunker down

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hunker down
to stay in a place or situation. Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the issue. It had been raining since early morning, a perfect day to hunker down behind the computer and get some work done.
See also: down


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But the Infant had already made the sign, and we heard Imam Din hunker down on the floor: One gets little out of the East at attention.
 
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