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keeping one's head below the parapet

keeping one's head below the parapet is the present participle and gerund of keep one's head below the parapet.

Meaning of keep one's head below the parapet

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)

  1. 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

Questions about keeping one's head below the parapet

What is keeping one's head below the parapet the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping one's head below the parapet is the present participle and gerund of keep one's head below the parapet.

Words near keeping one's head below the parapet in the dictionary

  1. keeping one's guard up
  2. keeping one's hair on
  3. keeping one's head
  4. keeping one's head above the water
  5. keeping one's head above water
  6. keeping one's head below the parapet
  7. keeping one's head down
  8. keeping one's head on a swivel
  9. keeping one's head on one's shoulders
  10. keeping one's head upon one's shoulders
  11. keeping one's knickers on

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