Phrase guide

one could hear a pin drop

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: povus aŭdi la falon de pinglo — Translations
  • Finnish: hiirenhiljainen — Translations
  • French: entendre les mouches voler — Translations
  • French: on entendait les mouches voler — Translations
  • German: man konnte eine Stecknadel fallen hören — Translations
  • Romanian: nu se auzi nici musca — Translations
  • Russian: слы́шно, как му́ха пролети́т (slýšno, kak múxa proletít) — Translations
  • Swedish: man kunde höra en nål falla — Translations