Slip under the/(one's) radar In english explanation

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

Zack Phuc

2021-06-26 12:06

under the radar (screen)

Slip under the/(one's) radar idiom

If someone slips under the/(one's) radar, he or she does something bad or illegal without being noticed or detected.

I can't believe that the former sheriff has let corruption slip under his radar for years.

The company has many strict rules to not allow employees to slip under their radar.

How did you slip under the radar at work?

The verb "slip" should be conjugated according to its tense.

This idiom comes from the military contexts, where aircraft would fly low to avoid being detected by radar.

The Origin Cited: wiktionary.org .

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