voices off

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English[edit]

Phrase[edit]

voices off

  1. be quiet; silence!
    • 2013, Margaret Berry Wilson, Teasing, Tattling, Defiance and More...[1], Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc., →ISBN, page 58:
      Redirect and remind (verbal): "Freeze. Voices off; eyes on me. Everyone take a few deep breaths." Let students be silent together for thirty seconds.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Typically used by teachers.