Idiom
one could hear a pin drop
Meaning
Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.”
“When the teacher announced the surprise exam, the classroom became so silent that one could hear a pin drop.”
“As the conductor raised his baton to begin the symphony, the auditorium fell into such a profound silence that one could hear a pin drop.”
Examples
simple
“The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.”
contextual
“When the teacher announced the surprise exam, the classroom became so silent that one could hear a pin drop.”
complex
“As the conductor raised his baton to begin the symphony, the auditorium fell into such a profound silence that one could hear a pin drop.”
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