stay still
stay still
1. To refrain from moving very much or at all. Often said as an imperative. Please, stay still! The longer you keep fidgeting, the longer it'll take to put on this sunblock! You'll need to stay still while the MRI machine is running.
2. To refrain from making very much or any noise. Often said as an imperative. The crowd stayed very still as the golfer began her final putt. I expected the whole classroom to erupt into noise, but to my surprise they all stayed still.
See also: stay, still
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- keep still
- keep still (about something)
- hold still
- the bloom is off the peach
- the blush is off the peach
- be out of (one's) hair
- get out of (one's) hair
- get out of hair
- moot point
- moot point, a