单词 | to keep one's head down |
释义 | > as lemmasto keep one's head down (c) to keep one's head down: to keep down or out of sight in order to avoid gunfire, etc., in battle; (in extended use) to remain inconspicuous, to keep a low profile. ΚΠ 1830 W. T. Parke Musical Mem. II. 237 When you go into battle, Bosville, be sure to keep your head down, or you will be popped off presently. 1887 Oskaloosa (Iowa) Herald 3 Mar. 1/5 You'd better keep your head down or you'll get it knocked off. 1918 A. G. Empey First Call xxiii. 191 The first rule in trench warfare is ‘keep your head down’. 1937 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 29 Mar. 5/5 The best strategy is to create the impression..of a ‘non-partisan issue’ and therefore they are keeping their heads down while Democrats shoot at each other. 1952 W. R. Burnett Little Men, Big World viii. 91 ‘Lots of people think you're dead.’ ‘I'm close. You are too. Keep your head down.’ 1975 Ebony June 54 One of the first things I learned as a commissioner is that in those meetings with Congress you keep your head down and try to be inconspicuous..otherwise they will tear your butt up. 2011 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 25 July Stockbrokers kept their heads down. By staying out of the limelight they avoided onerous conditions. < as lemmas |
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