quiet as a mouse



quiet as a mouse

Also, still as a mouse. Silent, without noise, as in She sneaked into the house, quiet as a mouse, or When he heard the news he was still as a mouse. The first of these similes dates from the mid-1500s, the second from the 1300s.
See also: mouse, quiet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GuidoGWEE-do (Italian), GEE-do (German)Italian, German
Mariekemah-REE-kəDutch
Salamon-Hungarian
Paulus-Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Ishita-Indian, Hindi
Phuntso-Bhutanese