keep still
Remain completely motionless
To keep still is to remain motionless or quiet, resisting the urge to move or speak: Keep still while I take your picture.
Parents tell fidgeting children to keep still.
The phrase can also mean to stay silent about something: She knew the truth but kept still.
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- freeze frameHalted motion picture image
- don't moveCommand to remain stationary
- motionlessLacking all movement
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
hold · hold your breath · pause · quiet · hush · bite your tongue · silence · calm · steady · stay put · immobile · rigid · at attention · frozen · wait · breathe · pose · playing dead