hunker down | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To takeshelter; toprepareoneself for someeventuality; tofocuson atask.That test is worth half your grade, so you'd betterhunker downand start studying.2016June 29, Meghan Leahy, “A tween’s mood swings and tantrums are driving Mom crazy”, inWashington Post‎[1]:Imagine that you are in a storm; you would not shake your fists at the clouds and the rain and yell, “Stop it, stop it NOW! This is unacceptable.” You wouldhunker downfor safety and wait until it passes.2020March 3, "Tornado Safety" on WHAS:If you are on a higher level and can't get to a lower apartment,hunker downin the breezeway of the apartment building2020April 30, Sophie Sills, “No One to Hunker Down With”, inNew York Times‎[2]:If you didn’t secure a partner before coronavirus hit, you’re staring down weeks without snuggles or kisses “until further notice,” as the shuttered eateries and storefronts ominously posted.¶ “I have no one tohunker downwith,” I texted my mom.2021May 5, Sabrina Tavernise, “The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN:Early in the pandemic, there was speculation that the major changes in the life of American families could lead to a recovery in the birthrate, as coupleshunkered downtogether.2022April 5,Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, inThe New York Times‎[4]:Whitney, mother of Xavier, is a real estate titan who, along with her British husband, has found her niche selling luxurious underground bunkers to wealthy clients looking for a safe space tohunker downin the event of a climate apocalypse.; (idiomatic)Tostubbornlyhold to a position.

Examples:

EN: We better hunker down before somebody sees us.
ES: Escondámonos aquí antes de que nos vean.
EN: We've got to hunker down and pull together, all for one and one for all.
ES: Tendremos que agacharnos y unirnos. Uno para todos y todos para uno.
EN: See, if you surprise 'em in the river, they just hunker down in the water there and get pneumonia.
ES: Si los sorprendes en el río, se tiran y cogen neumonía.
EN: No, no, the three of us hunker down here with a bottle of wine and shoot some pool.
ES: No, mejor nos escondemos con una botella de vino y jugamos al pool.
EN: Why don't you two guys hunker down, shoot some pool, and I'll, uh, take--
ES: Ustedes dos se esconden y juegan al pool, y yo--
EN: You hunker down here.
ES: Acomódese aquí abajo.
EN: Truth tellers just sort of hunker down.
ES: Los que dicen la verdad sólo se acomodan en el piso.
EN: All right, will you just hunker down in that bed of yours and think about old Lance.
ES: Muy bien, ¿podrías acurrucarte en esa cama tuya? y piensa en el viejo Lance.
EN: Tonight we'll turn off the lights and hunker down in the kitchen.
ES: Esta noche apagaremos las luces y nos quedaremos en la cocina.
EN: Brown, out. Help will be here in 20 minutes, all we have to do is hunker down till then.
ES: La ayuda llegará dentro de 20 minutos, sólo nos queda esperar
EN: The Kromaggs hunker down here, while the humans are fairly nomadic.
ES: Es un milagro que alguien encuentre a otra persona. Los Kromaggs acampan aquí, mientras que los humanos son nómadas.
EN: Grab a bottle, hunker down and pray for daylight!
ES: Agarren una botella, acurrúquense y rueguen que amanezca.
EN: Okay. We'll hunker down.
ES: Aguantaremos.
EN: We'd better hunker down and get ready for a fight.
ES: Deberíamos reunirnos y prepararnos para una buena pelea.
EN: Let's hunker down until the law dogs leave, then start racking up the merch.
ES: No hagamos ruido hasta que se vayan, luego investigaremos.

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