"go into one's shell" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-go into one's shell.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes into one's shell [present, singular, third-person], going into one's shell [participle, present], went into one's shell [past], gone into one's shell [participle, past]
Etymology: From turtles, who go into their shells to protect themselves. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> into one's shell}} go into one's shell (third-person singular simple present goes into one's shell, present participle going into one's shell, simple past went into one's shell, past participle gone into one's shell)
  1. (idiomatic) To act defensively. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-go_into_one's_shell-en-verb-vrMeRiat Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From turtles, who go into their shells to protect themselves.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> into one's shell"
      },
      "expansion": "go into one's shell (third-person singular simple present goes into one's shell, present participle going into one's shell, simple past went into one's shell, past participle gone into one's shell)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "ref": "2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Instead of gathering the ball, De Gea poked it away with his foot and Streller was able to place a powerful half-volley into the net.\nUnited went into their shells and it was not until the 29th minute that they mustered a response - one from which they should have equalised.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act defensively."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "defensively",
          "defensively"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To act defensively."
      ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
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  "word": "go into one's shell"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From turtles, who go into their shells to protect themselves.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone into one's shell",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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          "ref": "2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Instead of gathering the ball, De Gea poked it away with his foot and Streller was able to place a powerful half-volley into the net.\nUnited went into their shells and it was not until the 29th minute that they mustered a response - one from which they should have equalised.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act defensively."
      ],
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        [
          "defensively",
          "defensively"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To act defensively."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-au-go_into_one%27s_shell.ogg",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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}

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