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so quiet one can hear a pin drop

so quiet one can hear a pin drop is the alternative form of one could hear a pin drop.

Meaning of one could hear a pin drop

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

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So quiet one can hear a pin drop is the alternative form of one could hear a pin drop.

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