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Tara2 Posted 7 years ago
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Lie
Which meaning of "lie" is used here? Does "sniff out" mean "discover" here?
Arthur: Where you gonna go?
Cobb: Buenos Aires. I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down.
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Tara2 Which meaning of "lie" is used here? The idiom is "lie low", and that means "keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention". (Oxford Dictionary) Tara2 Does "sniff out" mean "discover" here?
- Tara2 Which meaning of "lie" is used here?
- The idiom is "lie low", and that means "keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention".
- (Oxford Dictionary) Tara2 Does "sniff out" mean "discover" here?
- More or less, yes.
- I'd say it means "look around here and there (for a job) (and find one)".
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Tara2Which meaning of "lie" is used here?
The idiom is "lie low", and that means "keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention". (Oxford Dictionary)
Tara2Does "sniff out" mean "discover" here?
More or less, yes. I'd say it means "look around here and there (for a job) (and find one)".
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