lie low

lie low
lie low & lay low
Fig. to keep quiet and not be noticed; to avoid being conspicuous. (

Lay

is a common error for

lie

.) •

I suggest you lie low for a few days.

The robber said that he would lay low for a short time after the robbery.

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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 elected president, but he is lying low and not saying anything./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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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

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  • 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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