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.
See also: could, grass, hear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Johana-Czech
Cheek[tʃi:k]
NarcÍS-Catalan
TÀMhas-Scottish
Sprague[spreig]
Hagir-Arabic