keep a low profile

Idioms

Stay out of public notice, avoid attracting attention to oneself. For example, Until his appointment becomes official, Ted is keeping a low profile. This expression alludes to profile in the sense of “a visible contour,” a usage dating from the 1600s. [Late 1900s]

Example Sentences

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“We try to keep a low profile. We’re not really set up for visitors. But that might change with the baby elephant.”

From Literature

“But the quad is going to be unstable in the wind with three people on it. We’ll have to keep a low profile. If it starts to tip, just lean the opposite way. No sudden moves. We don’t want to flip it.”

From Literature

If detainees escaped, "we can imagine that some would try to keep a low profile", Renard said.

From Barron's

Royal commentator Prof Pauline Maclaran also thinks Harry is likely to keep a low profile "given his wish to rebuild bridges, certainly with his father and with reports that he is hoping to have him at the opening of the Invictus Games".

From BBC

Memory chips tend to keep a low profile in the semiconductor industry, compared with the CPUs and GPUs they serve.

From The Wall Street Journal

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