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lay low

Idioms  

  1. see lay someone low; lie low.

Example Sentences

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The perception on campus is that McInnis has tried to lay low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Maybe, they hoped, this would all pass if they stayed quiet and lay low.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

But we lay low here — I’ve got a pool, I can decompress, I chill, I love it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Then they headed back to Leicester to lay low.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

O'BRIEN Who is the "we" who decided to lay low?

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

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