hear a peep out of

Idioms  

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]

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hear a peep out of

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

From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2017

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.

From Forbes ● Mar. 17, 2014

“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.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

"Didn't hear a peep out of anybody and they wasn't no more fireworks."

From The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders by Hastings, Howard L. (Howard Livingston)

I know that waiting that way scares him half to death, but you never hear a peep out of him.

From The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods by Maitland, Robert