🛩️ fly under the radar
Concrete Meaning
To go unnoticed, avoid drawing attention to yourself, or keep a low profile.
💬 Context & Examples
Used when someone wants to avoid scrutiny from management, or when a small company quietly builds success without attracting larger competitors.
- "For the first year of the startup, we tried to fly under the radar until our product was perfect."
- "He hasn't done any work all week; he's just trying to fly under the radar until Friday."
🧠 Pattern Challenge
Test Yourself
How does a military plane literally "fly under the radar"?
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By flying extremely close to the ground, the plane avoids bouncing radio waves back to the enemy's detection systems. Metaphorically, you are staying out of the "line of sight" of authority figures.