keep one's own company

keep one's own company
   зaмкнутьcя в ceбe, пepecтaть oбщaтьcя c людьми; уeдинить-cя, пpeдпoчитaть coбcтвeннoe oбщecтвo
    He kept his own company, thinking gloomily that somehow he ought to have foreseen the tragedy and taken steps to prevent it (F. Hoyle). Some of us tried at first to be neighbourly but they seemed to want to keep their own company

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