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Still waters run deep
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What's that all about then?
Still waters (by definition) can't run anywhere, the water being still and all that.
Shouldn't it be "Still waters don't run anywhere" or "Moving water may run deep"?
Still waters (by definition) can't run anywhere, the water being still and all that.
Shouldn't it be "Still waters don't run anywhere" or "Moving water may run deep"?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As China Doll suggests, just because the surface of a body of water - say a wide river - appears flat-calm (ie still/unruffled), that does not mean that, below the surface, everything is the same. There may be fast-flowing undercurrents.
In other words, outer appearances can be deceptive and that is why the phrase is applied to people who may seem quiet but can turn out to be a seething cauldron of emotions!
In other words, outer appearances can be deceptive and that is why the phrase is applied to people who may seem quiet but can turn out to be a seething cauldron of emotions!