Idiom
lie low
Meaning
To conceal oneself; to remain hidden.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The cat likes to lie low when the dog is around.”
“After the mistake at work, he decided to lie low until his boss calmed down.”
“The fugitive chose to lie low in a remote mountain cabin, hoping the authorities would eventually abandon their search.”
Examples
simple
“The cat likes to lie low when the dog is around.”
contextual
“After the mistake at work, he decided to lie low until his boss calmed down.”
complex
“The fugitive chose to lie low in a remote mountain cabin, hoping the authorities would eventually abandon their search.”
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