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still as death

*still as death

Cliché immobile; completely still. (The reference to death gives this expression ominous connotations. *Also: as ~.) George sat as still as death all afternoon. When the storm was over, everything was suddenly still as death.
See also: death, still

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KÁLmÁN-Hungarian
Irinaee-REE-nah (Russian), EE-ree-nah (Finnish)Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish, Georgian
SaulSAWL (English)Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin
Franci-Hungarian
Berry (2)BER-eeEnglish (Rare)
Adrianoahd-RYAH-no (Italian)Italian, Portuguese
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