keep your head down

keep your head down
keep your head down british informal phrase
to continue doing something quietly, especially when there is trouble happening around you

I have got to keep my head down and play it as it comes.

Thesaurus: to continue something, or to continue to do somethingsynonym
Main entry: head

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keep your head down — see head, 1
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keep your head down
informal : to behave in a quiet way that does not attract attention

a politician who is keeping his head down and trying to avoid controversy

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Main Entry:head

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keep/get your ˈhead down idiom
to avoid attracting attention to yourself

If I were you, I'd keep your head down for a couple of weeks.

Main entry:headidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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