could hear a pin drop

Could hear nothing at all because it was completely quiet and still. After the boss's outburst, the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Waiting to see what happened next in the play, everyone in the audience stayed so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

you could hear a pin drop

You say you could hear a pin drop to emphasize how quiet it is because nobody is speaking. I had never before prayed in silence with several thousand young people. You could hear a pin drop. You could have heard a pin drop in the press briefing room after he said that.

you could hear a pin drop

there was absolute silence or stillness.

you could have heard a ˈpin drop

it was extremely quiet: When the play finished you could have heard a pin drop.

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2012 YOU could hear a pin drop at the Groucho Club in London on Tuesday when Brit actor Jason Statham's lady-love, model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, came face-to-face with her ex Tyrone Wood and his mum Jo Wood while out for girlie drinks.

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And that's why you could hear a pin drop when she was asked to say a few words in the cafeteria a couple of weeks ago.

HER TRIPS SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS NURSE SPENDS TIME OFF TRAVELING TO HELP OTHERS

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