English Explanatory Dictionary

keep one's head below the parapet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.

Word forms

keep one's head below the parapet keeps one's head below the parapet keeping one's head below the parapet kept one's head below the parapet

Antonyms

put one's head above the parapet raise one's head above the parapet
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