hear a pin drop, can

Be able to hear even the smallest noise because of the quiet, as in When he came onstage you could have heard a pin drop. This hyperbolic expression dates from the early 1800s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anbu	-	Tamil
Hartwin	HAHRT-veen (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Kerberos	-	Greek Mythology
Ryuunosuke	ṙyoo:-no-soo-ke, ṙyoo:-no-ske	Japanese
Sotirios	-	Greek
Giannino	jahn-NEE-no	Italian