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3. quiet as a mouse and *quiet as the grave

quiet as a mouse and *quiet as the grave

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*quiet as a (church) mouse and *quiet as the grave

very quiet. (*Also: as ~.) You'd better be as quiet as a mouse while Grandma takes her nap so you won't wake her up. This town is quiet as the grave now that the factories have closed.

See also: and, grave, mouse, quiet