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Phrase(s): go into a huddle
1. Lit. [for team members] to get into a small circle and plan what they are going to do next. • They went into a huddle to plan their strategy. • The players will go into a huddle and decide what to do. 2. Fig. [for people] to group together to talk and decide what to do. • We went into a huddle to plan our sales strategy. • Toplevel management needs to go into a huddle and come up with a good plan.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Gather together privately to talk about or plan something, as in The attorneys went into a huddle with their client before asking the next question. Although huddle has been used since the 16th century in the sense of "a crowded mass of things," the current usage comes from football, where the team goes into a huddle to decide on the next play. [Mid-1900s]
American Heritage Idioms