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be as quiet as a mouse

to be very quiet. She was as quiet as a mouse. I didn't even know she'd come in.

See also: mouse

on the quiet (informal)

secretly. His marriage broke up when his wife found out he'd been seeing someone else on the quiet.

keep quiet (about something)

to not talk about something. You know you can trust me to keep quiet. The governor has kept quiet about raising taxes.

See also: keep

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