STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Definition & Meaning

Still waters run deep

A person's calm exterior often conceals great depths of character, just as the deepest streams can have the smoothest surfaces.

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Idioms and Phrases

A quiet person may be very profound, as in Susie rarely says much, but still waters run deep . The physical observation in this term dates from ancient times, but it has been used figuratively since about 1400. Anthony Trollope amplified it in He Knew He Was Right (1869): “That's what I call still water. She runs deep enough. . . . So quiet, but so—clever.”

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“Will miss your dulcet tones. Forever lucky to have gone on such a journey with you. Ringside seat. You were so funny to me and the epitome of still waters run deep. I will always cherish our conversations, often with me hanging in your doorway barring your exit, and the insane opportunity to be your sidekick. - “

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Still waters run deep, indeed.

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But, as Thomas observed, “still waters run deep.”

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She’s a still waters run deep kind of woman, and I loved that about her.

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But still waters run deep, or so we might imagine of her.

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