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Phrase(s): hide out (from someone or something)
to hide oneself so that one cannot be found by someone or something. • Max was hiding out from the police in Detroit. • Lefty is hiding out too.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Go into or stay in hiding, especially from the authorities. For example, The cattle thieves hid out in the canyon, or He decided to hide out from the press. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms