keep one's head down
English
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Verb
editkeep one's head down (third-person singular simple present keeps one's head down, present participle keeping one's head down, simple past and past participle kept one's head down)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, one, head, down.
- I had to keep my head down so my ex wouldn't recognize me as I walked by.
- (idiomatic) To avoid trouble or attention.
- He's keeping his head down after being blasted for his offensive tweets.
Usage notes
edit- Not to be confused with the British expression head down, bum up in reference to working or preparing to work hard or its American equivalent head/face down, ass up in reference to being a position to be fucked, typically in a demeaning or exploitive fashion.