hold one's peace 见 PEACE. hold one's peace remain silent about something 闭口不说。 hold one's peacebe silent and not speak against sth. ; keep quiet 沉默不发表意见 * I did not agree with the manager, but held my peace as he was rather angry. 我不同意经理的意见,但是由于他很生气,我只好保持沉默。 |