- so quiet you can hear a pin drop
- very quiet, very still
The teacher said, "Class, try to be so quiet you can hear a pin drop."
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so quiet you can hear a pin drop
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you could hear a pin drop — (you) could hear a pin drop to be extremely quiet. The new sound proof lab is so well designed, you can hear a pin drop. You could have heard a pin drop for a full minute after every song and then the audience would clap wildly … New idioms dictionary
could hear a pin drop — (you) could hear a pin drop to be extremely quiet. The new sound proof lab is so well designed, you can hear a pin drop. You could have heard a pin drop for a full minute after every song and then the audience would clap wildly … New idioms dictionary
quiet — 1. adjective /kwaɪət/ a) With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise. I cant hear the music, it is too quiet. b) Having little motion or activity; calm … Wiktionary
pin n — It s quiet in a bowling alley because you can hear a pin drop … English expressions
hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hear — verb past tense and past participle heard /h:d/ 1 HEAR SOUNDS/WORDS ETC (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to know that a sound is being made, using your ears: Did you hear that noise? | I called his name, but he pretended not to hear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pin — pin1 S3 [pın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for joining/fastening)¦ 2¦(jewellery)¦ 3¦(electrical)¦ 4¦(bowling)¦ 5 you could hear a pin drop 6¦(part of bomb)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 for two pins I d ... 9 pins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
quiet — qui|et1 W2S2 [ˈkwaıət] adj comparative quieter superlative quietest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no noise)¦ 2¦(not speaking)¦ 3 (be) quiet! 4 keep something quiet/keep quiet about something 5¦(no activity/people)¦ 6¦(business)¦ 7 keep somebody quiet … Dictionary of contemporary English
pin — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR CLOTH a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothes 2 JEWELLERY a) AmE an attractively shaped piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pin — pin1 [ pın ] noun count ** 1. ) a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing 2. ) a piece of jewelry that you wear on your clothes. British brooch a ) a thin pointed piece of metal worn on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
