lie low
Example Sentences
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Being a de facto enemy of the state quickly teaches you where is it safe to be yourself, who are your allies, when to lie low — and when to fight back.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
If you’re hiking with a group, and are within a few hours of help, your best bet may be to lie low.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2023
You'd think that if Santos had any common sense, he'd lie low and try to weather the storm.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2023
He carved out a shallow pit as a just-in-case, a place to lie low if he needed.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Maybe if he’d just lie low, Sheriff Nagelman would give up looking and go back to Joplin.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
