go underground
idiom
: to start working in secret
The political party went underground after the new government took power.
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Important issues go underground rather than being addressed, creating a growing disconnect between leadership's perception and employees' daily reality.
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Large groups often go underground for months to maximize their profits, taking food, water, generators and other equipment with them, but also relying on others on the surface to send down more supplies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Dogs in this group were first bred to go underground in pursuit of rodents and other vermin.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Others may go underground or just leave the country altogether.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Large groups often go underground for months to maximize their profits, taking food, water, generators and other equipment with them, but also relying on others on the surface to send down more supplies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Dogs in this group were first bred to go underground in pursuit of rodents and other vermin.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Others may go underground or just leave the country altogether.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Go underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20underground. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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