close ranks

Verb

 * 1)  To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
 * 2)  To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.
 * 3)  To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat.

Translations

 * Arabic: رَصّ الصُّفُوف
 * Dutch: de rangen sluiten
 * Finnish: tiivistää rivejä
 * French:
 * German: die Reihen schließen
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: serrare i ranghi, serrare le fila,
 * Japanese: 一致結束
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: slutte rekkene, gjøre felles front
 * Polish: zwierać szeregi, zewrzeć szeregi
 * Portuguese: cerrar fileiras
 * Russian: смыка́ть ряды́, сомкну́ть ряды́
 * Spanish: cerrar filas, hacer piña