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DictionarySeegravesilent as the grave
(as) silent as the graveTotally silent, especially as produces an ominous or foreboding effect. I knew something was wrong when I walked into the meeting room and all the members of the board were silent as the grave. I hate staying in my grandma's house. It gets as silent as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out.See also: grave, silentsilent (or quiet) as the grave very quiet.See also: grave, silent(as) ˌsilent as the ˈgrave without any noise at all: The playground, which had been filled with the noises of children at play, suddenly became silent as the grave.See also: grave, silentLegalSeeGrave |