Context: Well not all the time , but sometimes it really sucks . Remember when I said I had a bad feeling . Well I was hiding in my cave today and did n't get the news about the big bail out till about 5 pm .
Question What might I mean when I said figuratively that I was hiding in a cave ?
Possible answers:

(1). I might mean that I was cut off from outside world in terms of news.
(2). I might mean that I was in a physical cave cut off from the outside world.
(3). None of the above choices ..
(4). I might mean that I was cut off from the inside world in terms of news.
The answer:
(1).