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so still you could hear a pin drop

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so still you could hear a pin drop

 and so quiet you could hear a pin drop

Fig. very quiet. (Also with can.) When I came into the room, it was so still you could hear a pin drop. Then everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!" Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

See also: could, drop, hear, pin, still