lie+low

  • 1lie 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… …

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  • 2lie 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

  • 3lie low — ► lie low keep out of sight; avoid attention. Main Entry: ↑lie …

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  • 4lie low — If someone lies low, they try not to be found or caught …

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  • 5lie low — index lurk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6lie low — verb 1. keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑hide out • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. to try to avoid detection especially by police …

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  • 7lie 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 …

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  • 8lie low — verb To remain hidden. Ill lie low here until you get back, good luck! …

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  • 9lie 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 …

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  • 10lie 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 …

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