keep your voice down

keep (one's) voice down

To speak in a hushed voice or a whisper; to refrain from speaking too loudly. Shh! Keep your voices down! My parents are sleeping upstairs. I don't care if he was keeping his voice down—he shouldn't have been talking during the movie at all!
See also: down, keep, voice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

keep your ˈvoice down

used to tell somebody to speak more quietly: Keep your voices down, won’t you? The children are asleep.
See also: down, keep, voice
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • keep (one's) voice down
  • lower (one's) voice
  • lower voice
  • raise (one's) voice
  • raise one's voice
  • raise voice
  • raise your voice
  • run off at the mouth, to
  • shoot off (one's) mouth
  • mouth off
References in periodicals archive
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'And keep your voice down. I don't want everyone knowing.' 'Perfect for your anniversary I'd say,' said Evie with a sly grin.
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Keep your voice down. Before you read any further it's probably a good idea to disguise yourself as best as possible for your own safety.
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Keep your voice down as it's uncomfortabla e for f a hearing aid user if you shout and it looks aggressive.
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We are also promoting the following top tips during Deaf Awareness Week: | Make sure you have the person's attention before you start speaking; | Places with good lighting (so that you can be lip-read) and little or no background noise are best for conversations; | Face the person so you can be lip-read and speak clearly, using plain language, normal lip movements and facial expressions; | Check whether the person understands what you are saying and, if not, try saying it in a different way; | Keep your voice down as it's uncomfortable for a hearing aid user if you shout and it looks aggressive, and | Learn finger-spelling or some basic British Sign Language (BSL).
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Just be sure to keep your voice down and the NC turned up.
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Soldier 2: Keep your voice down! You'll give away our position.
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Worried Lisa told her: "Keep your voice down. We've got mics on."
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You are so stubborn, my dear, I could-' 'Keep your voice down.' Nick squeezed the cut to make the bright blood run and closed his fist to seal it.
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One of the new characters is an alleged police detective called Finney (Mark Bonnar) - cue an interruption from the newly-deaf Oscar as the cop interviews the clown: "Keep your voice down, Jelly - apparently that pig's been sniffing round again."
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