not a peep
Frequency: 5.86.3 per million words
no sound or complaint at all
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Examples (10)
- He didn't dare utter a peep.
- Not a peep of protest was heard from the State Department.
- The children were so tired they went to bed without a peep.
- I haven't heard a peep from him since he moved to London.
- The baby finally fell asleep and there hasn't been a peep out of her.
- The audience stayed silent—not a peep during the entire performance.
- We expected some complaints, but there was not a peep from the neighbors.
- Don't make a peep or you'll wake the baby.
- The library was so quiet you couldn't hear a peep.
- He promised to be quiet and he didn't make a peep all night.