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Phrase(s): bury oneself in something
1. Fig. to become very busy with something. • She stopped taking phone calls and buried herself in her work. • He tended to bury himself in his work. 2. Fig. to hide oneself some place. (Alludes to burying oneself in a cave or something similar.) • He buried himself in the back of the little shop and worked quietly. • The lizard buried itself in the sand., Phrase(s): bury someone or something in something
1. Lit. to inter someone or something in a grave, the ground, a vault, a tomb, etc. • They buried the old man in the family vault. • Thousands of war veterans are buried in the national cemetery. 2. Fig. to hide or conceal someone or something from view in some place. • The office manager buried Tom at a small desk in the back room. • Someone buried the manual typewriter in a room full of old junk.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs