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To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.

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keep one's head below the parapet

Source Word

keep one's head below the parapet

Verb

To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.

Japanese Meaning

物議を醸さないように、自己主張を控え、批判の的にならない行動をとること。 / 不必要なリスクやトラブルを避け、論争から距離を置く様子を示すこと。

激しい議論の場では、波風を立てず目立たないようにして、批判の標的にされないのが賢明だ。

Sense（1）

To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.

keeps one's head below the parapet

（ present singular third-person ）

keeping one's head below the parapet

（ participle present ）

kept one's head below the parapet

（ participle past ）

kept one's head below the parapet

（ past ）