go into a huddle
get into a group in order to talk secretly:
The judges went into a huddle to decide the winner.

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go into a huddle
get/go into a huddle
to form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly.
They went into a huddle for a minute, then accepted the offer.

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go into a huddle
v. phr.
1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team's next play.
The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use.
2. informal To talk together privately about something; discuss something where others cannot hear.
The man went into a huddle with his lawyers before answering the question.
The doctors went into a huddle and decided to operate.

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