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peace and quiet

Noun

Meaning

peace and quiet (uncountable)

Tranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. Bill Cosby

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet. Christopher Paolini

Sometimes I have visions of myself driving through hell, selling sulphur and brimstone, or through heaven peddling refreshments to the roaming souls. If me and the children I've got left could find a place where there's no shooting, I wouldn't mind a few years of peace and quiet. Bertolt Brecht

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour. Bryan Ferry

The older I get, the more I want to do. It beats death, decay or golf in unfortunate trousers. Peace and quiet depress me. Simon Schama

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home. Elaine Paige

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