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I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. I'm not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.
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Meaning of "lay low" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES LAY LOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lay low in the English dictionary

The definition of lay low in the dictionary is to cause to fall by a blow. Other definition of lay low is to overcome, defeat or destroy.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAY LOW

lay down
lay down one´s arms
lay down the law
lay figure
lay hands on
lay hold of
lay in
lay into
lay it on
lay it on thick
lay off
lay on
lay on the line
lay one´s finger on
lay oneself open
lay open
lay out
lay over
lay people
lay person

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY LOW

allow
below
blow
bungalow
cash flow
fellow
flow
follow
glow
high and low
hollow
lie low
low
overflow
pillow
slow
swallow
unfollow
willow
yellow

Synonyms and antonyms of lay low in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lay low» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY LOW

Find out the translation of lay low to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lay low from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lay low» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perfil bajo
570 millions of speakers

English

lay low
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع أدنى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

затаиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূপাতিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profil bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lag niedrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低築く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숨어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lay mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nằm thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவாக இருக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük kal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laici basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wychylać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зачаїтися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune scăzut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λουφάζαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê laag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ligga lågt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ligge lavt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lay low

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY LOW»

The term «lay low» is regularly used and occupies the 96.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY LOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lay low

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QUOTES WITH «LAY LOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lay low.
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Cote de Pablo
I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. I'm not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY LOW»

Discover the use of lay low in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lay low and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lay Low and Don't Make the Big Mistake
A guide for goldbricks with better things to do than their jobs covers such essential topics as the art of calling in sick, the no-sweat job search, and how to jazz up a shabby resume+a7. Original. 50,000 first printing.
‎1997
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Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and the "Cornfield Journalist": ...
24 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION. pacin' down de road — lippity-clippity, clippity-lippifcy — dez ez sassy cz a jay-bird. Brer Fox, he lay low. Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tor-Baby, en den ho fotch up on his bchiinc ...
Walter M. Brasch, 2000
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Ready-to-tell Tales: Surefire Stories from America's ...
And me, I lay low. Well, Mr. Br'er Rabbit takes out his other forepaw, gonna get her up on the other side of the head and — shlurp — "Let me go. Let me go." Miss Honey Bunny, she don't say nothing. And me, I lay low. Well, Mr. Br'er Rabbit, ...
David Holt, Bill Mooney, 1994
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The PEERS Manual for School-Based Professionals: Social ...
Instead, ALL of these steps need to be followed together.” [Present the steps for changing reputations by writing the following buzzwords (bold and italicized) on the board. Do not erase the steps until the end of the lesson.] 1. Lay low a. Say ...
Elizabeth A. Laugeson, 2013
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Exploring Proverbs: An Expository Commentary
En he didn't hatter wait long, nudder, kaze bimeby here come Brer Rabbit pacin' down de road — lippity-clippity, clippity- lippity — dez ez sassy ez a jay-bird. Brer Fox, he lay low. Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, ...
John Phillips, 2002
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Southern Local Color: Stories of Region, Race, and Gender
En he didn't hatter wait long, nudder, kaze bimeby here come Brer Rabbit pacin' down de road — lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity — dez ez sassy ez a jay-bird. Brer Fox, he lay low. Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, ...
Barbara C. Ewell, Pamela Glenn Menke, Andrea Humphrey, 2002
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The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Narrative
En he didn't hatter wait long, nudder, kaze bimeby here come Brer Rabbit pacin' down de road—lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity—dez ez sassy ez a jay-bird. Brer Fox, he lay low. Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, en den  ...
David Williams, 2012
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A Treasury of Children's Literature
says Brer Rabbit. De Tar-Baby don't say nothin', and Brer Fox, he wink his eye slow, and he lay low. "Is you deaf?" says Brer Rabbit. "Cuz if you is, I can holler louder," says he, and den he starts hollerin' fit to raise the dead. "GOOD MAWNIN' !
Armand Eisen, 1992
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The Language of Outsourced Call Centers: A Corpus-based ...
... specialist callers in low and mid to high-pressure transactions is illustrated by the substantial difference between the factor scores of agents in CS 2 (lay, low- pressure) and CS 3 (specialist, mid-pressure) in Text Samples1 4.1 and 4.2 below.
Eric Friginal, 2009
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Georgia Voices: Fiction
En he didn't hatter wait long, nudder, kaze bimeby here comes Brer Rabbit pacin' down de road — lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity — dez ez sassy ez a jay-bird. Brer Fox, he lay low. Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, ...
Hugh Ruppersburg, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY LOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lay low is used in the context of the following news items.
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Austin May Be The Next Audrey On 'Big Brother 17' & He Needs To …
Austin should have known better from what went down during Vanessa's reign as HoH last week that he needs to lay low for a while right now in order to make it ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Little evidence suggests the GAB is out to get the GOP
You'd think these two might lay low for a few days, having embarrassed themselves a week earlier by trying to gut the state's open records law. «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
3
'Big Brother 17′: Jeff Weldon Says He Was Cast With Jackie Ibarra …
His advice for Jackie is to lay low and up her social game. Weldon told THR she needs to be less of a floater because the floaters will ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
How to Become a Key Member of Any Group | Jeff Haden | LinkedIn
Say you join an industry organization. Show up for every meeting. Contribute in small ways but otherwise lay low. Show you realize you're new. «LinkedIn, Jul 15»
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International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Stock Reviewed …
... notes that upon detailed analysis, IBM's cloud computing offering its margins are expected to lay low, in turn hurting its overall revenues. «Business Finance News, Jul 15»
6
One Short Film* for Chen, One Giant Leap in Justice for Taiwan …
However, because Mr. Chen is a Taiwanese under a Chinese Nationalist Government, he has to lay low, shunning all political involvements ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
New zoo baby | Albuquerque Journal News
And while baby giraffes typically stand on their own 30 to 45 minutes after being born, they often lay low and hide for a few days before ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
8
Is sophomore summer a misnomer?
KD: It's not the same only, because [now] I don't really want to intrude. I've been trying to lay low and do my own thing. I'm on the softball team, ... «The Dartmouth, Jul 15»
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Boudreau taking his tennis game to NCAA
"I usually have high expectations for myself, but for the first year, I'm just going to lay low because I'll be a rookie and you might not get the ... «The Sudbury Star, Jul 15»
10
SDCC 2015: Salem is going to Hell
He's going to lay low. Sebastian will probably be doing his bidding.” DSCN5150. We last saw Sebastian allowing Mary to go off to be with John. «Nerd Reactor, Jul 15»

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