quiet : Idioms & Phrases

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At quiet

  • still; peaceful.
Webster 1913

be quiet

  • verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
    shut up; close up; belt up; button up; clam up; dummy up; keep mum.
    • The children shut up when their father approached
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In quiet

  • quietly. " I will depart in quiet." Shak.
Webster 1913

keep quiet

  • verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
    shut one's mouth; keep one's mouth shut.
    • Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!
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Out of quiet

  • disturbed; restless. Obs. "She is much out of quiet."
Webster 1913

quiet down

  • verb become quiet or quieter
    quiesce; pipe down; quiet; hush; quieten.
    • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
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