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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AnunciaciÓN	ah-noon-thyah-THYON (Spanish), ah-noon-syah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Klava	-	Russian
Sanaa (2)	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Abrahamson	['eibrəhæmsn]
Nazarius	-	Late Roman
Labhrainn	-	Scottish