Fly under the radar Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈfɫaɪ/ /ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹeɪˌdɑɹ

FLY UN-der thuh RAY-dar

UK

flˈaɪ/ /ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈeɪdɑː

fly UN-duh THEE RAY-dah

التعريف

To do something without being noticed, avoiding attention, especially to escape criticism or trouble.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, often positive or neutral expression. Used for people or actions intentionally avoiding notice. Common in work, social, or school settings. Not about literal flying—it's a metaphor.

• Spanish: pasar desapercibido - no llamar la atención
• Portuguese (BR): passar despercebido - não chamar atenção
• Portuguese (PT): passar despercebido - não chamar a atenção
• Chinese (Simplified): 不引人注意 - 悄悄行动
• Chinese (Traditional): 不引人注意 - 悄悄行動
• Hindi: ध्यान न आकर्षित करना - चुपचाप रहना
• Arabic: البقاء دون أن يلاحظ - عدم جذب الانتباه
• Bengali: আড়ালে থাকা - নজর এড়িয়ে চলা
• Russian: остаться незамеченным - действовать незаметно
• Japanese: 目立たないようにする - ひっそり行動する
• Vietnamese: giữ kín đáo - tránh sự chú ý
• Korean: 눈에 띄지 않게 행동하다 - 조용히 지내다
• Turkish: dikkat çekmeden hareket etmek - göze batmamak
• Urdu: چپ چاپ رہنا - نظر سے اوجھل رہنا
• Indonesian: berada di bawah radar - tidak menarik perhatian

جمل نموذجية

She likes to fly under the radar at work and avoid office gossip.

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He tried to fly under the radar during the noisy meeting.

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New students often fly under the radar at first.

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I'm just going to fly under the radar until this project is over.

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He managed to fly under the radar all through high school.

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Some celebrities prefer to fly under the radar and keep their private lives quiet.

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