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so still you could hear a pin drop
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so still you could hear a pin drop and so quiet you could hear a pin drop
Fig. very quiet. (Also with can.) When I came into the room, it was so still you could hear a pin drop. Then everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!" Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can hear a pin drop.
See also: could, drop, hear, pin, still


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Real estate activity is so quiet you could hear a pin drop right now but a recent off-market transaction in SoHo has made a little noise in this silent market.
Macklowe used as collateral for the Equity portfolio purchase, has been so quiet you could hear a pin drop from the tower’s 50th floor.
He was alone, in a ground so quiet you could hear a pin drop, poised to launch a practice kick at goal.
 
 
 
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