keep one's head below the parapet
keep one's head below the parapet verb: to avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.
Verb
keep one's head below the parapet (third-person singular simple present keeps one's head below the parapet, present participle keeping one's head below the parapet, simple past and past participle kept one's head below the parapet)
- To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.
- Antonyms:
- put one's head above the parapet, raise one's head above the parapet
Antonyms of keep one's head below the parapet
- put one's head above the parapet
- raise one's head above the parapet
Forms of keep one's head below the parapet
| third-person singular present | keeps one's head below the parapet |
|---|---|
| present participle | keeping one's head below the parapet |
| past participle | kept one's head below the parapet |
| past | kept one's head below the parapet |
Questions about keep one's head below the parapet
- What does keep one's head below the parapet mean?
- Keep one's head below the parapet means to avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.
- What part of speech is keep one's head below the parapet?
- Keep one's head below the parapet is a verb.
- What is the past tense of keep one's head below the parapet?
- The past tense of keep one's head below the parapet is kept one's head below the parapet.
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