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Lie low
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Lie low'?
Other phrases by:
Keep out of sight; bide one's time.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Lie low'?
There are many citations of variants of this little phrase dating back to the 13th century.
Shakespeare used it in its present form in Much Ado About Nothing, 1599:
ANTONIO:
If he could right himself with quarreling,
Some of us would lie low.
More recently the phrase has been adapted as the name of inflatable mattresses.
These are marketed in the UK as Li-Los.
