so still you could hear a pin drop
so still you could hear a pin drop
Extremely quiet and still. After the boss's outburst, the meeting room was so still you could hear a pin drop. Waiting to see what happened next in the play, everyone in the audience stayed so still you could hear a pin drop.
See also: could, drop, hear, pin, still
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
so still you could hear a pin drop
and so quiet you could hear a pin dropFig. very quiet. (Also with can.) When I came into the room, it was so still you could hear a pin drop. Then everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!" Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can hear a pin drop.
See also: could, drop, hear, pin, still
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- so quiet you could hear a pin drop
- hear a pin drop, can
- could hear a pin drop
- rip-snorting mad
- snort
- get (one) where (one) lives
- hit (one) where (one) lives
- hit one where one lives
- hit where you live
- a man/woman with a mission