transcription, транскрипция: [ hʌŋkə(r) ]
( hunkers, hunkering, hunkered)
• hunker down
1.
If you hunker down , you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. ( AM )
Betty hunkered down on the floor...
He ended up hunkering down beside her.
= squat
PHRASAL VERB : V P on n , V P beside n
2.
If you say that someone hunkers down , you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make them noticed or put them in danger. ( AM )
Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down.
= lie low
PHRASAL VERB : V P