wie ein Grab schweigen

German

Etymology

Literally, "to be silent like a grave".

Pronunciation

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Verb

wie ein Grab schweigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schweigt wie ein Grab, past tense schwieg wie ein Grab, past participle wie ein Grab geschwiegen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (simile) to be as silent as the grave, to say absolutely nothing (about a particular subject)

Conjugation

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