(as) silent as the grave



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(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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Goldstein['gəuldsti:n]
Teague-Irish
Iuliana-Romanian, Ancient Roman
TenaTE-nahCroatian
Antanas-Lithuanian
Cola-Anglo-Saxon