hear a peep out of

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Idioms and Phrases

Hear the slightest noise from, as in I don't want to hear another peep out of those children . This expression is often used negatively, as in I didn't hear another peep out of them . [c. 1900]

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Didn’t hear a peep out of them.

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“Now, listen—I’m sending a patrolman in to drive this bus back to school. I don’t want to hear a peep out of any of you in the meantime.”

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Should they pave paradise to put up a “Parking Lot Symphony,” you won’t hear a peep out of me.

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That’s why people keep shooting their toes off in the manner of Justine Sacco – and why you never hear a peep out of Twitter when they do.

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And yet, did you hear a peep out of me?

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