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
Edwin	ED-win (English), ED-win (Dutch), ED-vin (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Alaric	['ælərik]
Roman	rah-MAHN (Russian), RAW-mahn (Polish)	Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German
Gene	[dʒi:n]
Shikoba	-	Native American, Choctaw
Bernardine	ber-nar-DEEN	French (Rare)