one could hear a pin drop

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Global (English)idiomaticinformalneutral
- Used to describe an environment that is extremely quiet, so silent that even the smallest sound would be audible.
- Emphatic expression indicating complete or heavy silence in a room or gathering.

Examples:

EN: The place, however, had become so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
TE: దీంతో సెట్స్ అంతా గుండు పిన్ను కింద పడినా వినిపించేంత నిశ్శబ్ధంగా మారిపోయింది.

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