repair to some place

repair to (some place)

1. To go or betake oneself to some place. We repaired to the drawing room for some aperitifs before dinner. The two presidents repaired to a private meeting room following the press conference.
2. To frequent some place; to go to some place often. The group of CEOs repair to the same restaurant for lunch every Friday to discuss business strategies.
See also: repair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

repair to some place

to move oneself to some place. I will repair to my room until the crisis is over. She repaired to a safe place for the duration of the storm.
See also: place, repair
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • repair to
  • repair to (some place)
  • go above and beyond
  • a stitch in time
  • a stitch in time (saves nine)
  • stitch in time saves nine
  • stitch in time, a
  • repair
  • beyond help
  • above and beyond
References in classic literature
Her nephew, a merry boy, who was his aunt's darling, begged so long for these spectacles, that, at last, she lent him the treasure, after having informed him, with many exhortations, that in order to execute the interesting trick, he need only repair to some place where a great many persons were assembled; and then, from a higher position, whence he could overlook the crowd, pass the company in review before him through his spectacles.
Andersens Fairy Tales