slipping under the radar
Escaping official attention
Slipping under the radar means avoiding detection or notice, especially by authorities or those who might object.
The metaphor comes from aircraft flying low enough to evade radar systems.
Something that slips under the radar escapes scrutiny: The policy change slipped under the radar while everyone focused on the scandal.
A person can slip under the radar by keeping a low profile.
- keeping a low profileAvoiding notice deliberately
- low profileInconspicuous public presence
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- blind spotsUnperceived areas of awareness
- unseenNot perceived visually
unobserved · undetected · slipping through the cracks · camouflage · concealment · stealth · quiet as a mouse · misdirection · unconscious bias · evasion · below the surface · selective attention · covert operations · obfuscation · inattentiveness · anonymity · invisibility · oversight
slipping under the radardrawing attention
standing out · turning heads · making waves · making a scene · showboating
slipping under the radargetting caught