(as) quiet as the grave

Totally silent, especially as produces an ominous or foreboding effect. I knew something was wrong when I walked into the meeting room and all the members of the board were quiet as the grave. I hate staying in my grandma's house. It gets as quiet as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out.

词组	(as) quiet as the grave
释义	(as) quiet as the grave (as) quiet as the grave Totally silent, especially as produces an ominous or foreboding effect. I knew something was wrong when I walked into the meeting room and all the members of the board were quiet as the grave. I hate staying in my grandma's house. It gets as quiet as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out. See also: grave, quiet Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: (as) silent as the dead (as) silent as the grave silent silent as the dead silent as the grave be (as) silent as the grave get the silent treatment give somebody/get the silent treatment give someone the silent treatment give (one) the silent treatment
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