HIDE ONE'S HEAD


Meaning of HIDE ONE'S HEAD in English

phrasal

1. obsolete : to take shelter or refuge

alack the heavy day when such a sacred king should hide his head — Shakespeare

2. : to keep silent for fear of reproach

the pessimists hid their heads at the opening of the new century — Oscar Handlin

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.