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| drop dead |
you are badly mistaken, go to hell [B]
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If you think I'm getting on that motorcycle, you can drop dead.
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| drop her/him |
leave her, not date her anymore, tube her (see tube him)
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She wouldn't quit smoking, so I dropped her - told her it was off.
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| drop him like a hot potato |
leave him, not associate with him
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If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.
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| drop in |
visit, go to see, drop over
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When you come to Edmonton, be sure to drop in for a visit.
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| drop-in |
visitor, one who drops in
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He was a drop-in at the Seniors' Centre. He liked to go there.
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| drop in the bucket |
(See a drop in the bucket)
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| drop it |
stop talking about it, do not say any more
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When I mentioned his accident, he told me to drop it.
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| drop like flies |
dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor
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When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies.
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| drop off |
deliver, drive and leave a parcel
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I'll drop off the parcel today. What's your address?
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| drop off |
go to sleep, doze, fall asleep
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I only dropped off for a second. I was awake for the news.
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