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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
drop-like
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drop like flies — This means that something is disappearing very quickly. For example, if you said people were dropping like flies, it would mean that they were dying off, quitting or giving up something rapidly … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop like flies — verb rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees • Hypernyms: ↑break down, ↑collapse • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * see … Useful english dictionary
drop like flies — If people drop like flies, they fall ill or die in large numbers. There s a flu epidemic right now. Senior citizens are dropping like flies … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drop like ninepins — go down/fall/drop/like ninepins phrase used for saying that a lot of people suddenly all become ill or all fail at something A nasty virus was going round the office and people were dropping like ninepins. Thesaurus: to fail, or to stop being… … Useful english dictionary
drop like a hot brick — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop like a hot potato — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop like a hot potato — If you drop someone or something like a hot potato, you leave them or immediately stop associating with them. As soon as the article was published, she dropped him like a hot potato … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drop like a hotpotato — If you drop someone or something like a hot potato, you leave them or immediately stop associating with them. As soon as the article was published, she dropped him like a hot potato … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drop like flies — dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies … English idioms
drop´like´ — … Useful english dictionary
drop like flies — verb (of members of a group, especially soldiers) Die en masse, one after the other … Wiktionary
