silent as the grave

silent as the grave
((as) silent as the grave)
1) безмолвный, молчаливо хранящий тайну; ≈ нем как рыба (ср. могила)

You were silent as the grave about Mrs. Pryor; and now, again, here is another secret. But why you made it a secret is the mystery to me. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Shirley’, ch. XXVI) — Ты ни слова не проронила о миссис Прайор, а теперь вот новая тайна. К чему эти секреты - вот чего я никак не могу понять.

Augustus: "...Will you swear to me not to repeat what I am going to say to you." The Lady: "...I will be as silent as the grave. I swear it." (B. Shaw, ‘Augustus Does His Bit’) — Огастес: "...Поклянитесь мне, что вы будете молчать о том, что я вам сейчас скажу..." Леди: "...я буду нема как рыба, клянусь."

‘But isn't there something between you and Bob Calvert?’ Josie pressed her. ‘You can trust me. I'm as silent as the grave’. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 19) — - А Боб Калверт? Скажешь, между вами ничего нет? - настаивала Джози. - Можешь сказать мне правду, ведь я - могила.

2) ни звука не слышно; ≈ тихо как в могиле

I passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door; all was dark and silent as the grave. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. I) — я несколько раз прошел мимо дома, остановился у двери, прислушался. Там было темно и тихо как в могиле.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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