箭穿雁嘴，钩搭鱼腮jiàn chuān yàn zuǐ , gōu dā yú sāi

as silent as geese with arrow-pierced bills and as mute as gill-hooked fish
❍ 众做公的都面面相觑，如～，尽无言语。(《水浒全传》199) They all sat looking at one another,as silent as geese with arrow-pierced bills,as mute as gill-hooked fish.

箭穿雁嘴，钩搭鱼腮

形容人低头不语的样子。《水浒全传》一七：　何涛领了台旨，下厅前来到使臣房里，会集许多做公的，都到机密房中，商议公事。众做公的都面面相觑，如～，尽无言语。《西湖二集》三：　甄龙友日常里问一答十，问十答百之口，滚滚而来，不知此时怎么就像吴与弼被蝎子尾钩螫着的一般，竟如～，心疼眼闷，紫胀了面皮，一句也答不出。