be (as) quiet as a mouse



be (as) quiet as a mouse

To be silent and meek. I just can't believe that Kate actually yelled at Mike—she's as quiet as a mouse! I always tell my young son that he needs to be quiet as a mouse during the church service.
See also: mouse, quiet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Timo (2)TEE-moGerman, Dutch
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian
Alcippe-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Mandeep-Indian (Sikh)
Kallias-Ancient Greek
Vera (1)VYE-rah (Russian), VEER-ə (English), VER-ə (English)Russian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian