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Idiom

keep a low profile

Meaning

To be discreet and quiet.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I want to keep a low profile at my new job.”

“After the scandal broke, the politician decided to keep a low profile until the media moved on.”

“To avoid further scrutiny from the authorities, the fugitive chose to keep a low profile while hiding in the quiet countryside.”

Examples

simple

“I want to keep a low profile at my new job.”

contextual

“After the scandal broke, the politician decided to keep a low profile until the media moved on.”

complex

“To avoid further scrutiny from the authorities, the fugitive chose to keep a low profile while hiding in the quiet countryside.”

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