See take cover on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual:",
"text": "Can't you hear, can't your hear the thunder? / You better run, you better take cover",
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"To shelter oneself."
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"(idiomatic, also figuratively) To shelter oneself."
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