hear a pin drop, can



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.
See also: can, hear, pin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mckinley[mə'kinli]
Caelestinus-Late Roman
Bienvenidabyen-be-NEE-dhahSpanish
HesterHES-tər (English)English, Biblical Latin
Rumena-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bratislav-Serbian