Lay low

"Lay low" in a Sentence (17 examples)

He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head.

The dragon's ire, more fierce than fire, laid low their towers and houses frail.

My lover had remained in New York with her family because she had picked up the plague, or something just as bad, that had laid her quite low.

We lay low until the shell went over and then would straighten up again.

Me and Dave layed low^([sic]) until then, and I guess the whole dummed town was at Philemon's that night.

Under you drop, and you work yourself along until you come to the partition between the two rooms; there you'll find a secret chamber; it isn't big enough for more than one person at a time, but there's a cot in it and you can lay low.

As for the Turk , he played his old game of Brer Rabbit, laying low, until the three launches came nicely round the bend into a direct line of fire.

Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go

Since you are trying to lay low, your effort should take the form of a suggestion at the least or a modest proposal at the most.

I laid low until the boys and Chancey went off somewhere, then I snuck up the road and stopped at the gate.

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Bennett believed that he would lay low for a few years before bringing out another team of terrorists.

In the meantime, he would lay low—not make waves if he could help it. He was good at not attracting attention.

Say, “The first step for changing a reputation is to lay low. This means you need to keep a low profile for a while and not draw attention to yourself. This will give your reputation a chance to die down before you try to make friends.

Jessie needed time to let things die down and decided to lay low.

Richie, I know you don't like people telling you what to do and all but I think you should lay low until we can figure this thing out.

We layed low^([sic]) until after dark, then mounted without the bugle sound.

“I was really looking forward to seeing you again,” he texted me the following week, around lunchtime, “but I’m going through some intense anxiety today and need to lay low :(.”

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