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You could have heard a pin drop

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You could have heard a pin drop.

something that you say in order to describe a situation where there was complete silence, especially because people were very interested or very surprised by what was happening. Margaret's ex-husband turned up at the wedding. Honestly, you could have heard a pin drop.

See also: could, drop, hear, pin

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A moment of silence ensued, of silence so pro- found that you could have heard a pin drop on the deck. The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context More results

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