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kept one's head below the parapet

kept one's head below the parapet is the simple past and past participle 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 kept one's head below the parapet

What is kept one's head below the parapet the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's head below the parapet is the simple past and past participle of keep one's head below the parapet.

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

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

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