كيف تنطق "silent as the grave"

expression

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التعريف

Used to describe a place, situation, or person that is extremely quiet, like a grave.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsaɪɫənt/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹeɪv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈaɪlənt/ /ˈæs/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɹeɪv

أمريكي

SY-lent az thuh GRAYV

بريطاني

SY-lent az thuh GRAYV

At night, the whole house was silent as the grave.

When the teacher entered, the classroom became silent as the grave.

The street was silent as the grave after midnight.

You could hear a pin drop; the hall was silent as the grave.