ПОГРЕСТИ СЕБЯ ЗАЖИВО

• ПОГРЕБАТЬ/ПОГРЕСТИ СЕБЯ ЗАЖИВО <В ЧЕТЫРЕХ СТЕНАХ>

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]

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⇒ to renounce life and society, lead the life of a hermit:

- X погрёб себя заживо (в четырех стенах) ≈ X turned his back on the world;

- X shut himself away;

- X confined himself within four walls.