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
Halle (1)	-	Norwegian
Nadiyya	-	Arabic
Edwin	['edwin]
Yustina	-	Russian
Lene	LE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)	German, Danish, Norwegian
Stoyanka	-	Bulgarian