单词 | to lie doggo |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie (also play) doggo Chiefly in to lie (also play) doggo: to lie flat, remain hidden; to lie quietly. Also in extended use: to keep a low profile, lie low. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > remain in hiding lurkc1300 to hide one's headc1475 mitch1558 nestle1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 to lay low1600 skulk1626 squat1658 to lie by1709 hide1872 to hole up1875 to lie low1880 to lie (also play) doggo1882 to hide out1884 to put the lid on1966 1882 Sporting Times 25 Mar. 5/3 He had been a guest, after lying doggoh for some time, at one of Blobbs' quiet little suppers. 1886 Time Dec. 684 ‘Sharks abroad. Breakers ahead. Benjamins on the war-path. Lie doggo. Joe.’.. ‘What's the meaning of it?..And what is “lying doggo”?’ 1890 R. Kipling in Pioneer Mail 28 May 698/1 The other subaltern lay doggo in camp. 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 259 I wud lie most powerful doggo whin I heard a shot, an' curl my long legs behind a bowlder. 1914 Strand Mag. July 89/2 You'll play doggo and keep out of sight. She'll just have to concentrate on me. 1945 H. Pleasants From Kilts to Pantaloons 100 He..knew that he would catch hell..if he were discovered. Accordingly, he..tried to play doggo at his desk. 1955 F. Maclean Back to Bokhara iii. 136 Lying doggo with an expression of angelic innocence when he came to see if she was in bed and asleep. 2002 G. K. Watt Rebellion in Mohawk Valley vii. 168 Instead of shooting, simply lying doggo proved the salvation of many militiamen. < as lemmas |
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