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retire into oneself; shrink into oneself; retreat into oneself (Anglophile); clam up (Anglophile); live in a world all by oneself (Franka_LV); keep oneself to oneself (Franka_LV); withdraw into one's shell (Franka_LV); retire into one's shell (Franka_LV); draw into one's shell (Franka_LV); lose contact with reality (Franka_LV); turn inward (lop20); shrink; be packed in (SAKHstasia); turn in on/upon oneself (a) Over the years, she had turned in upon herself and was quiet and alone. b) The death of his wife caused Jed to turn in on himself. Tamerlane); sink into oneself |