lie low

lie low
verb
1. keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑hide out
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

2. to try to avoid detection especially by police
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After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while

• Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑hide out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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HIDE (OUT), go into hiding, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, go to earth/ground; informal hole up; Brit. informal, dated lie doggo.
→ lie

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phrasal
1. : to lie prostrate, defeated, or disgraced
2. : to stay in hiding : strive to avoid notice

better lie low until this affair blows over

3. : to bide one's time : remain secretly ready for action

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lie low
1. To keep quiet or hidden
2. To conceal one's actions or intentions
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Main Entry: ↑lie
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lie low see under ↑lie2
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Main Entry: ↑low

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lie low phrase
to hide, or to try to avoid attracting attention to yourself, because someone is trying to find you
Thesaurus: to hide, or to hide somethingsynonym
Main entry: lie

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(esp. of a criminal) keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention

at the time of the murder, he appears to have been lying low in a barn

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lie low
: to try not to be noticed : to stay hidden or inactive in order to avoid being noticed or found

The prisoners had to lie low after their escape.

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Main Entry: ↑lie
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lie low — see ↑lie, 1
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Main Entry: ↑low

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lie ˈlow idiom
(informal) to try not to attract attention to yourself
Main entry: ↑lieidiom

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  • lie low — or {nonstandard}[lay low] {v.}, {informal} 1. To stay quietly out of sight; try not to attract attention; hide. * /After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while./ 2. To keep secret one s thoughts or plans. * /I think he wants to be… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lie low — ► lie low keep out of sight; avoid attention. Main Entry: ↑lie …   English terms dictionary

  • lie low — If someone lies low, they try not to be found or caught …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • lie low — to hide so you will not be caught by someone. All we could think to do was to get into the woods any woods as fast as possible and just lie low. Usage notes: often confused in form with lay someone low to weaken someone Related vocabulary: lie in …   New idioms dictionary

  • lie low — verb To remain hidden. Ill lie low here until you get back, good luck! …   Wiktionary

  • lie low — Meaning Keep out of sight. Origin From Shakespeare s Much Ado About Nothing. ANTONIO: If he could right himself with quarreling, Some of us would lie low …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • lie low — stay quietly out of sight, try not to attract attention He is very angry at you so I think that you should lie low for a few days until he calms down …   Idioms and examples

  • lie low — Nate and Rizzo will have to lie low until the trial is over Syn: hide, go into hiding, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, go underground, hide out; informal hole up See note at lay …   Thesaurus of popular words

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