keeping one's head below the parapet

A form of keep one's head below the parapet — To avoid creating any controversy, and thus avoid being a target for anybody's criticism.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep one's head below the parapet
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keeping one's head below the parapet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20head%20below%20the%20parapet

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“keeping one's head below the parapet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20head%20below%20the%20parapet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping one's head below the parapet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20head%20below%20the%20parapet.

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