Phrase guide

keep a low profile

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be discreet and quiet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • He kept a low profile during the carnival.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lie doggo, lie low, play doggo

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَوَارَى عَنْ الْأَنْظَار (tawārā ʕan al-ʔanẓār) — to be quiet
  • Czech: držet se zpátky — to be quiet
  • Czech: držet se při zemi — to be quiet
  • Czech: chovat se nenápadně — to be quiet
  • Finnish: pitää matalaa profiilia — to be quiet
  • French: faire profil bas — to be quiet
  • French: se tenir à carreau — to be quiet
  • Galician: actuar con discreción — to be quiet
  • German: sich zurückhalten — to be quiet
  • German: sich unauffällig verhalten — to be quiet
  • Hungarian: meghúzza magát — to be quiet
  • Hungarian: háttérben marad — to be quiet
  • Hungarian: háttérbe húzódik — to be quiet
  • Hungarian: kerüli a feltűnést/nyilvánosságot — to be quiet
  • Hungarian: meglapul — to be quiet
  • Polish: nie wychylać się — to be quiet
  • Polish: nie wychylić się — to be quiet
  • Portuguese: aja com discrição — to be quiet
  • Russian: тихариться (tixaritʹsja) — to be quiet