| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| drop off |
reduce, diminish, slip, slow down
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Sales have dropped off recently. Maybe we should advertise.
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| drop out |
quit, stop attending
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I have decided not to drop out of school. I'm going to continue.
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| drop out of sight |
disappear, not be seen for awhile
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After the scandal, he dropped out of sight. I haven't seen him.
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| drop over |
visit, come and talk
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Our friends dropped over last night for a cup of coffee.
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| drop the ball |
fail to do or complete a task, not follow through
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Who dropped the ball? I'll tell you who! We dropped the ball - you
and I. We need to take responsibility for our lives and our world!
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| drop the other shoe |
(See wait for the other shoe to drop)
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| drop your drawers |
take your pants down, remove your shorts
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Don't you hate it when you have to drop your drawers for a nurse?
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| drop your gloves (hockey) |
remove your gloves to fight with your fists
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Don't drop your gloves in this game. There's no fighting.
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| drown your sorrow |
drink until the sadness goes away
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Jay drowned her sorrow in wine. Then she had a headache.
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| drugstore cowboy |
a boy or man dressed like a cowboy, a fake cowboy, dude
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"Are you a drugstore cowboy?" "No sir. I got Wrangler jeans an'
dung on my boots - I chew tobacco an' I c'n spit real good!"
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