Word info

go quietly

Verb

Meaning

go quietly (third-person singular simple present goes quietly, present participle going quietly, simple past went quietly, past participle gone quietly)

leave one's current location or position without protest or kicking up a fuss

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The child in her wanted to do as she pleased, cling to impossible hopes. The woman in her wanted to make sound decisions, succeed even if it meant sacrifice. The woman would win; that was inevitable. But the child would not go quietly. N. K. Jemisin

Listerine hurts, man; when I put Listerine in my mouth, I'm fuckin' angry. Germs do not go quietly. Mitch Hedberg

Millions of Americans are standing up and saying, 'We want our country back!' Republicans, Democrats, Independents, will not go down the path of Greece, we will not go quietly into the night. Ted Cruz

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