1. (as) quiet as the grave: Totally silent, especially as produces an ominous or foreboding effect. (Senyap sangat, khasnya yang memberikan kesan yang menyeramkan)
E. g. I hate staying in my grandma's house. It gets as quiet as the grave at nighttime, and it really creeps me out.
2. So quiet you could hear a pin drop: Extremely quiet and still. (Sangat dan tetap senyap)
E. g. After the boss's outburst, the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
3. On the quiet (informal): secretly (secara rahsia)
E. g. His marriage broke up when his wife found out he'd been seeing someone else on the quiet.
4. Better keep still about it: Better keep quiet about it
A particular person ought not to tell about or discuss something. (The someone can stand for any person's name, any pronoun, or even the word someone meaning "you - know - who. " If there is no Someone had, the phrase is a mild admonition to keep quiet about something. ) (Lebih baik diam; orang tertentu yang tak hendak bercakap atau mendiskusikan apapun, biasanya sudah diketahui oleh pelaku perbualan)
E. g. Mary: I saw you with Bill last night.
Jane: You'd better keep quiet about it.
5. Let's go somewhere where it's (more) quiet.
Let us continue our conversation where there is less noise or where we will not be disturbed. (Jom melanjutkan perbualan di tempat yang tak bising dan tak mengganggu)
E. g. Tom: Hi, Mary. It's sure crowded here. Mary: Yes, let's go somewhere where it's quiet. Bill: We need to talk. Sally: Yes, we do. Let's go somewhere where it's more quiet.
6. Quiet down: to become quiet; to become less noisy. (Untuk diam; tak lagi bising)
E. g. Ask them to quiet down.
7. Be as quiet as a mouse: to be very quiet (sangat senyap)
E. g. She was as quiet as a mouse. I didn't even know she'd come in.
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