Fly beneath (the/someone's) radar In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fly beneath (the/someone's) radar", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-04-01 10:04

Meaning of Fly beneath (the/someone's) radar

Synonyms:

fly under (the/someone's) radar

Fly beneath (the/someone's) radar phrase

To go without being aware of or being paid attention to by someone or by people in general.

 

That pupils smoke at school is flying beneath the teachers' radar.

I can't let such a heinous crim fly beneath the police's radar.

For the first 5 years of its existence, the organization flew beneath the authorities' radar.

Grammar and Usage of Fly beneath (the/someone's) radar

Verb Forms

  • flying beneath (the/someone's) radar
  • flew beneath (the/someone's) radar
  • flown beneath (the/someone's) radar

The verb "fly" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Fly beneath (the/someone's) radar

This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the phrase "under the radat", which dates from the World War II.
 

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