lie low

as insit tight
as inwait
as inwait and see
as instash
as inconceal
as inhide

Synonyms for lie low

verb be patient, wait

Word Origin & History

"not high," late 13c., from lah (late 12c.), "not rising much, being near the base or ground" (of objects or persons); "lying on the ground or in a deep place" (late 13c.), from Old Norse lagr "low," or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish låg, Danish lav), from Proto-Germanic *lega- "lying flat, low" (cf. Old Frisian lech, Middle Dutch lage, Dutch laag "low," dialectal German läge "flat"), from PIE *legh- "to lie" (see lie (v.2)).

Meaning "humble in rank" is from c.1200; "undignified" is from 1550s; sense of "dejected, dispirited" is attested from 1737; meaning "coarse, vulgar" is from 1759. In reference to sounds, "not loud," also "having a deep pitch," it is attested from c.1300. Of prices, from c.1400. In geographical usage, low refers to the part of a country near the sea-shore (c.1300; e.g. Low Countries "Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg," 1540s). As an adverb c.1200, from the adjective.

Example Sentences forlie low

"Lie low, mes enfants," cried Aylward, motioning with his left hand.

I want to lie low; to square myself in my own sight and man's.

We must lie low for a few days, so as to put the authorities off their guard.

You lie low, and leave me to work things for the pair of us if I can.

In that respect, whether I liked it or not, I must “lie low.”

When I get anything the matter with me—which I don't often—I like to creep away and lie low.

All he could do was to crouch down in the ditch and “lie low.”

I guess the best plan is just to lie low, keep quiet and sneak in.

Hell come back to his boat and we can lie low and nab him when he does.

I told the Chief that it was madness not to lie low for a bit.

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Synonyms for lie low

concealing

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Synonyms for lie low

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