Learn the English Phrases "to lay low", "to lie low", and "a low blow"

In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn

the English phrases to lay low or to lie low.

This is one of the situations where we use lie and

lay in the same way, and it means to hide.

Usually you will hear these phrases if you're watching a

show where the police are chasing some criminals and the

criminals might decide to lie low or to lay low.

Sorry, lie low, lay low.

I should say them in the right order. Lay low.

Sounds kind of funny when you say it, though.

It kind of rolls off the tongue in a funny way.

Anyways, the criminals might decide to

lay low or to lie low.

That means they're going to hide somewhere

where the police can't find them.

The other phrase I wanted to teach

you today is a low blow.

So a low blow in boxing is

if you punch below the waist.

Like if you punch below the

belt, it's considered a low blow.

But we also use this phrase to talk about

any behavior or action that's not really nice.

So for instance, if I lent my brother $100 and told him,

you can pay me back in a year, and then if I

asked him for the $100 back tomorrow, that'd be a low blow.

Like I'd be doing something that's not

very nice and not very kind.

So to review to lay low or lie

low means to kind of hide out.

Maybe you've stolen something and the police are after

you, so you hide out at your cousin's place.

You decide to lay low.

You decide to lie low.

And a low blow is anytime you do

something to someone that's just not very nice

and not something they were expecting.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

I'm just going to read the beginning of this

comment from Know that for the sake of time.

It's a great comment, but I'll read the... we'll

get the gist of it from Know that every

now and then you squeeze the recording of your

videos lessons for us into your lunch break.

Bob, I was wondering if you plan these, let's

say, trips or if you do them more spontaneously,

depending on what's on your to do list for

the day and then you can read the rest.

But my response sometimes it is on a whim,

sometimes it is intentional, sometimes it is just convenient.

There isn't a rhyme or reason most of the time.

Sometimes it just depends on the weather.

So thanks Know that for that comment and that question.

Yeah, sometimes it's just, you know,

how I'm feeling that day.

Or maybe I'm doing an errand.

So I just jumped out of the van

and do an English lesson as well. Today.

I came out this way because it's

just a nice area to do it.

I know that some of you like seeing

views of the farm and some of you

like seeing little glimpses of Canadian life.

You like seeing trucks drive by and you

like seeing what's happening in my local town.

So yeah, sometimes I do it intentionally.

If you watch my Members Only video on

my other channel today I did that intentionally.

There's a new bakery in town, so

I decided to walk past it.

I didn't go in, but I do know that sometimes some

of you like seeing just a little glimpse of Canadian life.

There's a glimpse of Canadian life

coming towards me right now.

There's someone walking three dogs.

So I think I might actually move into

this driveway and let them go past.

So I'm not afraid of dogs.

But do you remember that one video

where a dog almost bit me?

That wasn't very enjoyable. Hi.

How you doing? Good.

There you can see the dogs going by.

If I sounded extra cheerful with my

hello, that's because I recognized that person.

It's a former student of mine, so I didn't want

to say her name, but she was a good student.

Very, very smart.

Anyways. Yes. Location.

I try to get a little bit of

variety in as well for my own sake.

It's kind of fun to make videos in different locations.

Me standing at home with a tree in

the background is only exciting for so long,

so sometimes it's nice to get out.

Anyways, thanks for watching.

Thanks for learning a bit of English.

I'll see you in a couple

days with another short English lesson. Bye.