fly under the radar

From military contexts, where aircraft would fly low to avoid being detected by radar.

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fly under the radar (third-person singular simple present flies under the radar, present participle flying under the radar, simple past flew under the radar, past participle flown under the radar)

1. (idiomatic) To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.

• slip under the radar