lie low
Avoid all attention
To lie low is to stay hidden or avoid attention, often to escape detection or wait for a better moment: The robbers decided to lie low until the heat died down.
It can also mean to keep a low profile more generally—not drawing notice to oneself: I'm going to lie low for a few weeks after that disaster at the meeting.
- hole upSeclude oneself in hiding
- hideConceal or pelt
- skulkMove with secretive intent
- go undergroundEscape detection by hiding
- fly under the radarEvade attention deliberately
keep one's head down · take cover · hunker down · shelter · sit tight · wait it out · disappear · withdraw · vanish · lurk · conceal · evade · crouch · blend in · camouflage · duck · burrow · retreat
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- hidinghide, conceal, take cover, hole up, hunker down
- doing nothingdo nothing, stand still, sit tight, stay put, keep still
- Shakespeare phrasesto be or not to be, et tu Brute, all the world's a stage, out damned spot, friends Romans countrymen
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
lie lowmake a scene
Create public disturbance
stand out · draw attention · show off · flaunt · make a splash
lie lowget involved
Enter into activity
take action · jump in · engage · step up · participate
lie lowassert oneself
Declare one's position firmly
speak up · make one's presence felt · take center stage · be bold · take the lead
lie, low, lower, lies, lowest, lowered, lowering, lied, lowness