so quiet one could hear a pin drop

English

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Adjective

so quiet one could hear a pin drop (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, as for example during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

References

“you could have heard a pin drop” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“you could hear a pin drop” (US) / “you could hear a pin drop” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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