not a squeak
Frequency: 6.59.5 per million words
Figuratively means 'no sound or communication at all'.
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Examples (10)
- Have you heard from John? Not a squeak since he left.
- After the argument, she went silent, not a squeak from her all evening.
- The old house was eerily quiet; not a squeak could be heard.
- Despite the harsh criticism, the committee made not a squeak of protest.
- We waited for a response, but there was not a squeak from the company.
- He vanished without not a squeak, leaving everyone wondering.
- The children were so engrossed in the movie that there was not a squeak from them.
- I tried calling him all day, but not a squeak – his phone was off.
- The cat was so stealthy, moving through the house with not a squeak.
- For days after the incident, we heard not a squeak from the authorities.