It could happen at the drop of a pin
Posted: May 16, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: could hear a pin drop, drop of a hat, expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, words Leave a commentThis malaphor was heard on the local Pittsburgh PBS show, “On Essential Pittsburgh”. It is a mash up of “at the drop of a hat” (immediately) and “(so quiet that) you could hear a pin drop” (extremely quiet). Drop is the shared word and the probably cause of the confusion. Kudos to Sally Adler for hearing this one and sending it in!
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