She hid behind the tree to avoid the rain.
Meaning: This means that someone put themselves in a place where it is difficult to be seen at or to the back of a tall plant with a trunk and branches in order to keep away from or prevent something from happening.
Choice of Words: Hide means to put yourself in a place where it is difficult to be seen, behind means at or to the back of something, tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches, and avoid means to keep away from or prevent something from happening. When you put them together, it means you put yourself in a place where it is difficult to be seen at or to the back of a tall plant with a trunk and branches in order to keep away from or prevent something from happening.
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