(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
Garnet['ga:nit]
MaceyMAY-seeEnglish (Modern)
Florence['flɔ:rəns]
SeonagSHO-nahkScottish
PhilipFIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Roimata-Maori