lay low
Verb
Meaning
lay low (third-person singular simple present lays low, present participle laying low, simple past and past participle laid low)
(transitive) To topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out.
He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head.
lay low (third-person singular simple present lays low, present participle laying low, simple past and past participle laid low or lay low)
(informal, sometimes proscribed) To lie low, to be inconspicuous, especially when the potential object of search.
lay low
simple past of lie low
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Examples
He ignores her advice to lay low, insisting he’ll catch Connors.
Before the trial begins, Harry is sent out of town for seven days to lay low and not stir up any trouble.
The blood-stained spoils they hand over to their attendants and striking up a paean and singing a song of victory; and they nail up these first fruits upon their houses, just as do those who lay low wild animals in certain kinds of hunting.
But prior to meeting Harry, Meghan had no reason to lay low.
Nicole insisted it was her strategy all along to "lay low" and she had thrown a couple competitions, hoping the big targets would go at each other and take each other out.
Shiocton baseball head coach Jude Backman said he and his spring baseball squad are going to lay low until May 15 before he gives any consideration to virtual team instruction.