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Definition you could hear a pin drop in British English

you could hear a pin drop phrase

phrase
1

used for emphasizing how quiet a place is when no one is talking

Example

As the audience waited for him to speak, you could have heard a pin drop.

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Definition you could hear a pin drop in British English