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Hana The . I'm a now, a .
Theo So I be the ?
Tutor and .
Our First Day of School . let me fly the .
Tutor and .
Transamerica a low .
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall , .
Theo Let's a low .
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문제 1

Your friend made a mistake at work and people are talking. Which line is calm, neutral advice?

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문제 2

Which line sounds the most casual and playful?

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문제 3

What does "Keep your head down" mean as advice?

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문제 4

In "keep a low profile," what does "profile" mean?

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문제 5

Someone must hide in a room before a surprise. What should you say?

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Keep a low profile: 3 ways to stay unnoticed

To say you want to stay unnoticed, use "keep a low profile" for a calm, neutral choice. Use "fly under the radar" when the tone is casual or playful, and "keep your head down" for serious advice to work quietly and avoid trouble. You can also say "lie low," "stay out of sight," "blend in," or "don't draw attention to yourself."

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Just let me fly under the radar. 어감: Casual and playful

Use it when you want to do something without people noticing, often in a light way. It sounds too casual for formal emails or serious warnings.

“Look. Just let me fly under the radar.”

영화 속 표현: Our First Day of School (2009)
Keep a low profile. 어감: Calm and neutral

Use it when someone should avoid attention for a while. Here, "profile" means how much people see you. It works with friends and at work.

“Keep a low profile.”

영화 속 표현: Transamerica (2005)
Keep your head down. 어감: Serious advice

Use it to tell someone to work quietly, do their job, and avoid trouble. It is advice, so don't use it when someone wants to be noticed or celebrated.

“Keep your head down, though.”

영화 속 표현: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
I'm going to lie low for a while. 어감: Informal, a bit secretive

Use it when you plan to avoid people or attention for some time, often after a problem. It can sound like hiding, so avoid it when you only mean being quiet in a meeting.
Stay out of sight. 어감: Direct, physical

Use it when someone should not be seen at all, in a place. It is about being physically hidden, not about being quiet at work.
I just want to blend in. 어감: Soft and personal

Use it when you want to look or act like everyone else so nobody notices you. It fits new places, like a first day at a job or school.

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어색한 표현 ~~Keep low profile.~~

더 자연스러운 표현 Keep a low profile.

The phrase needs the article "a." Without it, the idiom sounds incomplete to native speakers.
어색한 표현 ~~I'll fly under radar this week.~~

더 자연스러운 표현 I'll fly under the radar this week.

Use "the" before "radar." The idiom is fixed, so learners should keep every word.
어색한 표현 ~~Keep the head down at your new job.~~

더 자연스러운 표현 Keep your head down at your new job.

Use a possessive that matches the person: my, your, his, her, our, their. "The head" sounds like a physical instruction, not advice.