lie doggo

lie doggo

To be unseen. I couldn't find that picture because it had been lying doggo behind some boxes.

See also: doggo, lie

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lie doggo

Fig. to remain unrecognized (for a long time). This problem has lain doggo since 1967. If you don't find the typos now, they will lie doggo until the next edition.

See also: doggo, lie

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lie doggo

remain motionless or quiet. British

Lie doggo is of uncertain origin, but probably arose from a dog's habit of lying motionless or apparently asleep but nonetheless alert.

See also: doggo, lie

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lie ˈdoggo

(old-fashioned, informal) be very still or hide somewhere so that you will not be found: I lay doggo in the yard while the police searched the house for me.

See also: doggo, lie

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lie doggo

(ˈlɑɪ ˈdɔgo)

in. to remain unrecognized (for a long time). (see also doggo. Old, but Standard English.) If you don’t find the typos now, they will lie doggo until the next edition.

See also: doggo, lie

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