hold (one's) peace
To stay quiet despite wanting to say something. Just hold your peace if you don't have anything constructive to add. I knew that anything I said would just make her angry, so I decided to hold my peace. If you want to say something rude to my girlfriend, please hold your peace, all right?
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hold one's peace
to remain silent. Bill was unable to hold his peace any longer. "Don't do it!" he cried. Quiet, John. Hold your peace for a little while longer.
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hold one's peace
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hold your peace
remain silent about something.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
ˌhold your ˈpeace/ˈtongue
(old-fashioned) say nothing; remain silent although you would like to give your opinion: We don’t want anyone to know what’s happened, so you’d better hold your tongue — do you understand? ♢ I didn’t want to start another argument, so I held my peace.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017