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Phrase(s): withdraw something into something
to pull something back into something. • The turtle withdrew its head into its shell. • It then withdrew its feet into the shell also., Phrase(s): withdraw into something
to pull back into something. • The turtle withdrew into its shell. • The mouse withdrew into its hole., Phrase(s): withdraw into oneself
to become introverted; to concern oneself with one’s inner thoughts. • After a few years of being ignored, she withdrew into herself. • I have to struggle to keep from withdrawing into myself.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs