be as silent as the grave

Rate this phrase:0.0 / 0 votes

be as silent as the grave

to say absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject)

: 637 Views

Collection Edit

Submitted on July 07, 2010

Translation

Find a translation for the be as silent as the grave phrase in other languages:

sei so still wie das Grab

fii la fel de tăcut ca mormântul

var så tyst som graven

mezar kadar sessiz olmak

Select another language:

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to be as silent as the grave

silent treatment take something to the grave cradle-to-grave cradle-to-grave reach an early grave take someone to the grave turn in one's grave roll in one's grave reach an early grave dig one's own grave to dig your own grave reach an early grave from the cradle to the grave silent as the grave

How to pronounce this phrase?

Alex
US English
David
US English
Mark
US English
Daniel
British
Libby
British
Mia
British
Karen
Australian
Hayley
Australian
Natasha
Australian
Veena
Indian
Priya
Indian
Neerja
Indian
Zira
US English
Oliver
British
Wendy
British
Fred
US English
Tessa
South African

Discuss this be as silent as the grave phrase with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Citation

Use the citation below to add this be as silent as the grave definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"be as silent as the grave." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/be-as-silent-as-the-grave_11073>.

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Phrases, Verbs & Idioms

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»

Take this job and _____ it.

A cram

B work

C shove

D kiss

Browse Phrases.com

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Random New Phrases