to drop something
121drop-dead date — a time by which something must be done. Glickman said the drop dead date is December 31 after that, no funds will be available …
122ˌdrop ˈout — phrasal verb to leave something before you have finished what you intended to do Too many students drop out of college after only one year.[/ex] …
123Drop in the Ocean — A drop in the ocean implies that something will have little effect because it is small and mostly insignificant …
124drop 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… …
125drop-dead date — noun, pl ⋯ dates [count] US : a date by which something must be done or finished : a deadline that must be met They were given a drop dead date of June 30 to accept or reject the contract …
126drop a bundle on something — tv. to pay lot of money for something. □ Pete dropped a bundle on this car. □ I always buy el cheapo. I’ve never dropped a bundle on anything …
127drop someone or something like a hot potato — tv. to disassociate oneself with omeone or something instantly. □ When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato. □ I dropped the idea like a hot potato …
128drop the ball — tv. to fail at something; to allow something to fail. □ I didn’t want to be the one who dropped the ball, but I knew that someone would flub up. □ Sam dropped the ball, and we lost the contract …
