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as quiet as a mouse
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very quiet, making almost no noise
About noise or a shy person. Often just 'quiet as a mouse'.
In context
I came home late and was as quiet as a mouse so I wouldn't wake my parents.
The new student was as quiet as a mouse for the whole first week.
More idioms about nature
- a big fish in a small pondan important person, but only in a small group or place
- a bird's-eye viewa view of something from high above
- a breath of fresh airsomeone or something new and different that makes a situation more pleasant
- a dark horsea person with hidden talents, or a competitor nobody expected to do well
- a drop in the oceana very small amount compared with what is needed