silent as the grave
Related to silent as the grave: silent as the dead, turn over in grave, roll over in your grave
(as) silent 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 silent as the grave. I hate staying in my grandma's house. It gets as silent as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out.
See also: grave, silent
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
silent (or quiet) as the grave
very quiet.See also: grave, silent
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
(as) ˌsilent as the ˈgrave
without any noise at all: The playground, which had been filled with the noises of children at play, suddenly became silent as the grave.See also: grave, silent
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (as) quiet as the grave
- (as) silent as the dead
- (as) silent as the grave
- silent
- silent as the dead
- 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