you could hear the grass grow(ing)

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you could hear the grass grow(ing)

It is so still or quiet that one would be able to hear even the tiniest, imperceptible sounds. I reckon you could hear the grass growing in the awkward silence that followed that dreadful performance.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lizzie	['lizi]
Gennadius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Monica	MAHN-i-kə (English)	English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman
Eleftherios	-	Greek
Steafan	-	Scottish
Diamanto	-	Greek