so quiet you could hear a pin drop

so quiet you could hear a pin drop

Extremely 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.
See also: could, drop, hear, pin, quiet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • could hear a pin drop
  • hear a pin drop, can
  • you could have heard a pin drop
  • you could hear a pin drop
  • be quiet
  • Be quiet!
  • quiet
  • hush someone up
  • hush something up
  • hush up
References in periodicals archive
Real estate activity is so quiet you could hear a pin drop right now but a recent off-market transaction in SoHo has made a little noise in this silent market.