be (as) silent as the grave

To be 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's as silent as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alexandrie	a-lek-sawn-DREE	French (Rare)
Damayanti	-	Hinduism
Rune	ROO-ne	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Hargrove	['ha:grəuv]
Yvonne	ee-VON (French), i-VAWN (English), ee-VAWN (German)	French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Saga	SAH-gah (Swedish)	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Icelandic