quiet (also †mum, mute, still,etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese): very quiet. †(to speak) like a mouse in a cheese: (to speak) with a muffled voice…
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| 释义 | the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > speak in an undertone (2) (to speak) like a mouse in a cheese1584 quiet (also †mum, mute, still,etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese): very quiet. †(to speak) like a mouse in a cheese: (to speak) with a muffled voice… to speak aside1801 Apart from the general company; in privacy. to speak aside, i.e. apart, so as to be inaudible to the general company. Used as a stage direction in… |
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