under the radar

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

under the radar

(idiomatic) Without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.
- 2004 Aug. 30, Andrea Sachs, "About-Face," Time:
  Institutional change has not happened. But it's done quietly under the radar at lots of places.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

Translations

in an undetected or secretive manner

Hungarian: észrevétlenül
Indonesian: diam-diam (id)

Russian: под радаром (pod radarom)
Swedish: under radarn

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Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} óséð

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