as still as a mouse
Example Sentences
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He sat as still as a mouse, in the futile hope that whoever it was might go away after a single attempt.
From "1984" by George Orwell
When, with some difficulty, I at last succeeded in getting him up the stairs to his lodgings, he became as still as a mouse, and trembled from head to foot.
From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Heyse, Paul
Personally, I don't see how she can make up her mind not, in spite of all temptations, to remain as still as a mouse.
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
Aunt Rosamond remained as still as a mouse in her sofa-corner; she had to reflect whether this blushing, caressing girl who had just been sitting beside her were really Anna Maria von Hegewitz, her niece.
From A Sister's Love A Novel by Heimburg, W.
"No, sir; everything was as still as a mouse."
From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r
