peace and quiet

1. Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance. This phrase's redundancy— quiet here does not mean “lack of sound” but “peacefulness”—gives added emphasis. It often is used in wishes for this condition, as in All I want is a little peace and quiet. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

“Then again, Grandpap’s life has been dull and contented as a frog’s on a rock. ‘Good lives make bad plays,’ as they say, but all that peace and quiet surely helps the digestion.

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He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

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He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

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That he didn’t settle for peace and quiet while Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and missile arsenal still loomed over Israel like a sword of Damocles?

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Michelle says she almost gave up on the challenge multiple times as she would like "some peace and quiet", while Eliza says being in a "really bad mood" with her family meant she went to the cinema with her friends.

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