lie low

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 wait

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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 — 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

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

  • lie 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 …   Useful english 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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