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lie low

Also lay low. Keep oneself or one's plans hidden; bide one's time to act. For example, The children lay low, hoping their prank would soon be forgotten, or The senator decided to lay low until his opponent had committed herself to raising taxes. This expression calls up the image of a hunter concealed in the brush, waiting for game. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

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It's also possible Suga, who landed in controversy after he was caught drunk-driving a scooter last year, may want to lie low for a little while.

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Other workers are lying low, and several quit outright, said Aydogan, who took over the business two years ago.

“Bee’s Bliss” sage, lying low in the oak woodland, turn lavender blue in the early summer.

But now there's been a "tactical" decision by some in the community to "lie low".

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But over the next few weeks, they started sinking back into their old risk-aversion, lying low and hoping Trump would discredit himself.

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