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身を隠す

hide oneself; go into hiding

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phrase Rare #25,092
hide oneself; go into hiding Literally, “to hide one’s body.” The form 身を隠す is the dictionary form; it can conjugate in a sentence, for example as 身を隠した (hid oneself).
JA: 彼女はその男に会うのを恐れて、身を隠すことにした。
EN: Afraid of seeing that man, she decided to hide herself.

今回は、撃つとき以外は舷側の陰に身を隠すという分別が、私の乗組員たちにはあった。

This time, my crew had the sense to stay hidden behind the bulwarks except when they were firing.