crawl back into (someone's) shell

Translations
уйти в (себя)
After the argument, he decided to crawl back into his shell and didn't speak to anyone.
После ссоры он решил уйти в себя и ни с кем не разговаривал.
Definitions
To withdraw from social interaction or become less outgoing, often due to shyness, embarrassment, or a negative experience. The phrase likens a person to a turtle retreating into its shell for protection.
Words
crawl

verb
ползти
back

adverb
обратно
into

preposition
в
someone

pronoun
кто то
is

functional word
есть
shell

noun
раковина