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still Idiom

heart stand still

be very frightened or worried My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car.

heart stands still

be very frightened or worried My heart stood still when I heard the story about the little boy and the fire.

hold still

not move Please hold still while I fix your jacket zipper.

still wet behind the ears

still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.

The jury is still out

Idiom(s): The jury is still out (on sb or sth)

Theme: INDECISION

a decision has not been reached on someone or something; the people making the decision on someone or something have not yet decided.
• The jury is still out on Jane. We don't know what we are going to do about her.
• The jury is still out on the question of building a new parking lot.

stand still for

Idiom(s): stand still for something AND hold still for something

Theme: ENDURANCE

to tolerate or endure something. (Often in the negative.)
• I won't stand still for that kind of behavior!
• She won't hold still for that kind of talk.

so still you could hear a pin drop

Idiom(s): so still you could hear a pin drop AND so quiet you could hear a pin drop

Theme: SILENCE

very quiet. (Also with can.)
• When I came into the room, it was so still you could hear a pin drop. Then everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!"
• Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

one's heart stands still

Idiom(s): one's heart stands still

Theme: EMOTION

for one's heart to (figuratively) stop beating because of strong emotions.
• When I first saw you, my heart stood still.
• My heart will stand still until you answer.

keep still

Idiom(s): keep still AND hold still

Theme: MOVEMENT

do not move.
• Quit wiggling. Keep still!
• "Hold still. I can't examine your ear if you're moving," said the doctor.

keep sth still

Idiom(s): keep something still AND keep something quiet

Theme: SECRECY

to keep something a secret.
• I’m quitting my job, but my boss doesn't know yet. Please keep it quiet.
• Okay. I'll keep it still.

have one's heart stand still

Idiom(s): have one's heart stand still

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to have one's heart (figuratively) stops beating because one is feeling strong emotions.
• I had my heart stand still once when I was overcome with joy.
• Lovers—at least the ones in love songs—usually have their hearts stand still.

come to a standstill

Idiom(s): come to a standstill

Theme: STOP

to stop, temporarily or permanently.
• The building project came to a standstill because the workers went on strike.
• The party came to a standstill until the lights were turned on again.

keep still about

Idiom(s): keep quiet (about someone or something) AND keep still (about someone or something)

Theme: SILENCE

not to reveal something about someone or something; to keep a secret about someone or something.
• Please keep quiet about the missing money.
• Please keep still about Mr. Smith's illness.
• All right. I'll keep still.

hold still for

Still waters run deep.

A quiet person can have much knowledge or wisdom.

A still tongue keeps a wise head

Wise people don't talk much.

Still in the game

If someone is still in the game, they may be having troubles competing, but they are not yet finished and may come back.

Still waters run deep

People use this idiom to imply that people who are quiet and don't try to attract attention are often more interesting than people who do try to get attention.

heart stand still|heart|stand still

v. phr. To be very frightened or worried. Johnny's heart stood still when he saw his dog run into the street in front of a car. Everybody's heart stood still when the President announced that war was declared.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

hold still|hold|still

v. phr. To remain motionless. "Hold still," the dentist said. "This won't hurt you at all."

race to stand still|race|racing to stand still|sta

v. phr. To be so far behind in one's work that one must exert an effort similar to that needed to win a race in order simply not to fall even further behind. "Could you review this book for us, Professor Brown?" the editor asked. "Unfortunately, no," the professor answered. "I'm so behind in my work that I am racing to stand still."

still life|life|still

n. phr. A term used by artists to describe a motionless picture of a bowl of fruit, flowers, etc. One of van Gogh's most famous still lifes is a vase of yellow flowers.

still waters run deep|deep|run deep|still|still wa

Quiet people probably are profound thinkers.

A proverb. He doesn't say much, but he sure looks smart. Well, still waters run deep, isn't that true?

bastille

bastille
the Bastille
a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14

jury is still out, the

jury is still out, the
No decision has been made; the public's opinion is not known. For example, As for a possible merger, the jury is still out, or The jury is still out on the new spring fashions. This expression alludes to the jury that decides a legal case. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

standstill

standstill
see come to a halt.

still

still
In addition to the idioms beginning with still, also see heart misses a beat, one's; keep quiet; jury is still out, the; keep quiet; quiet as a mouse.
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- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep

still and all

still and all
Nevertheless, all the same, as in But still and all, trekking in Nepal is an expensive undertaking. Although critics believe this idiom is an unnecessarily long form of the adverb still, it has been used since the early 1800s and remains current.

still small voice

still small voice
One's conscience, as in I'd love to go but a still small voice tells me I really have to stay home and work. The term comes from the Bible (I Kings 19:12), where Elijah hears his own inner voice: “And after the earthquake a fire ... and after the fire a still small voice.”