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
Domitia	-	Ancient Roman
Hildegarde	HIL-de-gahr-də	German (Rare)
Eileen	ie-LEEN, IE-leen	Irish, English
Freda	FREE-də	English
Thucydides	thoo-SID-ə-deez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Prema	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi