one can hear a pin drop

(idiom) it is extremely quiet

Example Sentences:

After the terrible comedian finished his performance, you could hear a pin drop. Nobody was cheering!

Wilma and I were so happy when we moved out of the city and into the countryside. Our new house is so quiet, we can hear a pin drop!

Similar idioms:

1. a drop in the ocean
2. under one’s breath
3. drop someone a line
4. still waters run deep
5. get along like a house on fire