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Hear Pin Drop Means Silent Slightest Noise Waiting

Phrase/Idiom hear a pin drop
Definition To say that you could hear a pin drop means that it is so silent you could hear the slightest noise.
Example They were waiting so silently that one could hear a pin drop.

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