"quiet as a mouse" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-quiet as a mouse.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=(as) quiet as a mouse}} (as) quiet as a mouse
  1. (simile, idiomatic) Very quiet, so as to not be heard. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: quiet, quiet as a church mouse Translations (very quiet): muisstil (Dutch), mäuschenstill (German), müüslistile [Alemannic-German] (German), müüslistill [Alemannic-German] (German), stille som en mus (Norwegian), muskjestell (Plautdietsch), siedzieć cicho jak mysz pod miotłą [imperfective] (Polish), siedzieć jak mysz pod miotłą [imperfective] (Polish), tyst som en mus (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-quiet_as_a_mouse-en-phrase-MIPSee59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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