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one could hear a pin drop

one could hear a pin drop phrase: extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Phrase

one could hear a pin drop

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.
    • Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white1967, Tommy Faile, “Phantom 309”, performed by Red Sovine
    • You really get a sense of the respect people have for [Martin] Scorsese, because, between takes, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was focused on making the best possible movie. But within that context, it was also loose, collaborative and great fun.2026 April 23, Rich Pelley, quoting Adam Scott, “Severance star Adam Scott: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being told that you resemble Tom Cruise’”, in The Guardian

one could hear a pin drop meaning in Bengali

one could hear a pin drop in Bengali

অত্যন্ত শান্ত

Forms of one could hear a pin drop

alternative formso quiet you can hear a pin drop
alternative formso quiet one can hear a pin drop
alternative formso quiet one could hear a pin drop

Words formed from one could hear a pin drop

Questions about one could hear a pin drop

What does one could hear a pin drop mean?
One could hear a pin drop means extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.
What is one could hear a pin drop in Bengali?
One could hear a pin drop in Bengali is অত্যন্ত শান্ত. See One could hear a pin drop meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is one could hear a pin drop?
One could hear a pin drop is a phrase.

Words near one could hear a pin drop in the dictionary

  1. one cannot break a stick in a bundle
  2. one cannot break a twig in a bundle
  3. one card short of a full deck
  4. one card shy of a full deck
  5. one could do it in one's sleep
  6. one could hear a pin drop
  7. one country, two systems
  8. one day
  9. One Directioner
  10. One Directioners
  11. one drop

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