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under the radar

under the radar prepositional phrase: without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.
    • Institutional change has not happened. But it's done quietly under the radar at lots of places.2004 August 30, Andrea Sachs, “About-Face”, in Time
    • Look, we keep our hand in with Maitland as well as this Partick thing. But we do it under the radar.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 48

under the radar meaning in Indonesian

under the radar in Indonesian

in an undetected or secretive manner
diam-diam

Origin of under the radar

An allusion to flying an airplane at an altitude too low for radar detection.

Words formed from under the radar

Questions about under the radar

What does under the radar mean?
Under the radar means without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.
What is under the radar in Indonesian?
Under the radar in Indonesian is diam-diam. See Under the radar meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is under the radar?
Under the radar is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the radar in the dictionary

  1. under the magnifying glass
  2. under the mahogany
  3. under the microscope
  4. under the plough
  5. under the pump
  6. under the radar
  7. under the rose
  8. under the rug
  9. under the rule
  10. under the saya
  11. under the sayas

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