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radar

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
fall off/drop off the radar  also drop beneath the/somebody's radar
to be forgotten or ignored, often because someone's attention is on something more important I was so busy at work, organising a summer holiday just dropped off the radar.
See also: fall

on somebody's radar (screen) also on the radar (screen)
among the things being considered by someone The problem of trash disposal is on everyone's radar screen right now. This status puts the city on the radar screens of big corporations.
Usage notes: often used with words like not, off, and under to mean that something is not considered: The disease is sometimes not even on a doctor's radar screen. Some of these companies operate under everyone's radar.
Etymology: from the literal meaning of radar (a system that uses radio waves to follow the movement of aircraft or other objects)


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