keep one's peace
Hold your tongue
To keep one's peace is to remain silent, especially when you might otherwise speak up or object.
The phrase often appears in wedding ceremonies—speak now or forever hold your peace—but applies broadly to situations where someone chooses not to voice disagreement or concern: She kept her peace during the meeting, though she disagreed with the decision.
The possessive varies: keep your peace, keep his peace.
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- muteWithout voice or sound
- taciturnityDisinclined to speak
- quietLacking in sound
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
hush · self-control · abstain · hold back · reserve · stoicism · let it go · rise above · equanimity · discretion · tact · stillness · bite one's tongue · button one's lip · patience · temperance · composure · zip it
keep one's peacespeak up
Talk louder or opine
speak out · sound off · pipe up · speak one's mind · chime in
keep one's peacelose one's temper
React with sudden anger
blow up · explode · fly off the handle · lash out · go off
keep one's peaceprotest
Public expression of disapproval
object · make a fuss · kick up a fuss · rock the boat · make waves
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