In Shakespeare's time, "lie low" meant to keep a low profile or remain hidden to avoid trouble or danger. Today, it can also mean to stay humble or not draw attention to oneself.
Your boyfriend is just suggesting that he needs space at this point of your relationship.
Low ratings.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a low bum or sot. They were so low they rented a barrel to live in.
The southern hemisphere.
buy at lowest price possible, sell at highest price possible
This phrase typically means to show someone respect or deference by bowing slightly when greeting them. It is a polite gesture that acknowledges the other person's status or authority.
It means a shortage of something official agencies are in charge of managing. In Alaska where the Department of Fisheries manages the salmon, low abundance refers to a critically low number of returning salmon. It is a deliberately misleading phrase.
The phrase "quiver in dimness" conveys a sense of shivering or trembling in a low-light or dark environment. It suggests a feeling of fear, uncertainty, or vulnerability in a situation that lacks clarity or visibility.
To say, "you're an idiot" is to mean that the person you are referring to is an idiot. In this context, an idiot is generally someone with a low level of intelligence, or one who lacks understanding.
To catch someone in the act of doing something that they should not be doing, by acting as if though one is unaware of what the person is doing.
To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl., To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means low or vulgar. Cowboys loved to make up rhyming phrases.