hold one's peace
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Ought one not rather to hold one's peace than to afford the common enemy the encouragement of witnessing a squabble in the ranks?
From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by William Archer
I would never choose to jeopardize a relationship, yet if that relationship is full of deception, or other undesirable attributes, and undiscerned by the other, is it noble to hold one's peace?
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
In a busy highway of a night one must needs talk disconnectedly in shouted snatches or else hold one's peace.
From Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It is not in human nature to be so extravagantly abused in times of intense excitement, and wholly to hold one's peace.
From Benjamin Franklin by John T. (John Torrey) Morse
V. be silent &c. adj.; keep silence, keep mum; hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw; not speak. &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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