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lie low

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To lie low is to stay out of sight until danger passes. Lie low for a month.

It means being unremarkable rather than actually hidden, which is far more effective. Anybody who has to lie low fails by boredom rather than by being found.

Definitions of lie low

  1. 1phraselie lowTo stay out of sight until danger passes.C1

    “He was told to lie low until the inquiry was over.”

lie low is a phrase.

Practised in Spying & Secrecy

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