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lie low |
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lie low and lay low Fig. to keep quiet and not be noticed; to avoid being conspicuous. (Lay is a common error for lie.) I suggest you lie low for a few days. The robber said that he would lay low for a short time after the robbery. lie low to remain hidden so that you will not be found We thought someone might have seen us leaving the building, so we figured we'd better lie low for a while. lie low to hide so you will not be caught by someone All we could think to do was to get into the woods - any woods - as fast as possible and just lie low. Related vocabulary: lie in waitUsage notes: often confused in form with lay someone low (to weaken someone) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now THEY lie low in blood at thy hand; in a day to come, O King, THOU shalt lie low in blood at theirs. No, it is not a clump of trees, but a dark shrouded pool, so full with the wintry rains that the under boughs of the elder-bushes lie low beneath the water. Rocks, dark and of a monstrous size, hung high above his head, and like enough it seemed unto the knight that they should fall and he lie low beneath them. |
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