Idiom
quiet as a mouse
Meaning
Very quiet, so as to not be heard.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The child was as quiet as a mouse while playing.”
“She crept into the room and stayed as quiet as a mouse so she would not wake the baby.”
“The intruder moved through the dark hallway, remaining as quiet as a mouse to avoid alerting the sleeping guards.”
Examples
simple
“The child was as quiet as a mouse while playing.”
contextual
“She crept into the room and stayed as quiet as a mouse so she would not wake the baby.”
complex
“The intruder moved through the dark hallway, remaining as quiet as a mouse to avoid alerting the sleeping guards.”
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