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hunker down
US
2. to make yourself comfortable in a place or situation, or to prepare to stay in a place or position for a long time, usually in order to achieve something or for protection
• The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth., hunker down
US
1. to sit down on your heels
• We hunkered down round the campfire, toasting marshmallows.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs