hold peace

hold one's peace

to remain silent. Bill was unable to hold his peace any longer. "Don't do it!" he cried. Quiet, John. Hold your peace for a little while longer.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Demyan	dyem-YAHN (Russian), deem-YAHN (Russian), dem-YAHN (Ukrainian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Dougal	-	Scottish, Irish
Ivet	-	Bulgarian
Darlene	dahr-LEEN	English
Janeka	-	English (Rare)
Naldo	-	Italian