peace and quiet

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

“It is so peaceful here. We miss the peace and quiet. We miss the sunsets and the sunrises. We miss being near the ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times

“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.

From Literature

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.

From Barron's

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.

From Barron's

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.

From BBC

Related Words

• emptiness
• isolation
• loneliness
• seclusion
• silence