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Значение идиомы go into a huddle
[go into a huddle] {v. phr.} 1. To gather close together as a teamin a football game, usually to find out your team’s next play.
Thefootball team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every playto get orders on what play they will use.
2. {informal} To talktogether privately about something; discuss something where otherscannot hear.
The man went into a huddle with his lawyers beforeanswering the question.
The doctors went into a huddle and decidedto operate.
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