hear a peep out of

1. Hear the slightest noise from, as in I don't want to hear another peep out of those children. This expression is often used negatively, as in I didn't hear another peep out of them. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

Gonzalez went on to claim that 18th Street and Florencia 13 — rivals that are among the largest and most notorious gangs in Southern California — shouldn’t be “trying to claim no block, no nothing, if you’re not showing up right now trying to, like, help out and organize. I don’t want to hear a peep out of you once they’re gone.”

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Didn’t hear a peep out of them.

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“Now, listen—I’m sending a patrolman in to drive this bus back to school. I don’t want to hear a peep out of any of you in the meantime.”

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Should they pave paradise to put up a “Parking Lot Symphony,” you won’t hear a peep out of me.

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That’s why people keep shooting their toes off in the manner of Justine Sacco – and why you never hear a peep out of Twitter when they do.

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