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(informal, sometimes proscribed) To lie low, to be inconspicuous, especially when the potential object of search.

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lay low

Source Word

lay low

informal proscribed sometimes

(informal, sometimes proscribed) To lie low, to be inconspicuous, especially when the potential object of search.

Japanese Meaning

ひそかに身を潜める、目立たずに行動すること / 姿を隠して静かに活動すること

After the argument, he decided to lay low for a while until things calmed down.

口論のあと、彼はしばらく身を潜めて、物事が落ち着くのを待つことにした。

Sense（1）

(informal, sometimes proscribed) To lie low, to be inconspicuous, especially when the potential object of search.

We lay low until the shell went over and then would straighten up again.

lays low

（ present singular third-person ）

laying low

（ participle present ）

laid low

（ participle past ）

laid low

（ past ）

lay low

（ participle past ）

lay low

（ past ）