Last Updated：2025/11/21

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

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one could hear a pin drop

Source Word

one could hear a pin drop

Phrase

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

極めて静かである状態を表す慣用句。例えば、普段は賑やかな場所や場面、緊迫した瞬間などで、ほとんど音が聞こえないほどの静けさを意味する

When the verdict was announced, one could hear a pin drop in the packed courtroom.

評決が言い渡された瞬間、満員の法廷は針が落ちるほどの静けさに包まれた。

Sense（1）

Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white