to drop something

  • 61drop a bombshell — drop a bomb on something; cause a great disturbance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 62drop into your lap — drop/fall into (your) lap if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap you ve got to go out there and look for it …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 63drop into lap — drop/fall into (your) lap if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap you ve got to go out there and look for it …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 64drop a bombshell — If someone drops a bombshell, they announce something that changes a situation drastically and unexpectedly …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 65drop into your lap — If something drops into your lap, you receive it suddenly, without any warning. ( Fall into your lap is also used.) …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 66drop the ball — If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 67drop/fall into your lap — (or land in your lap) informal ◇ If something good drops/falls into your lap or lands in your lap, it comes to you suddenly in an unexpected way even though you did not try to get it. This wonderful new job just fell into my lap when I was least… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 68drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 69drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 70drop — The difference between the prices in a dollar roll on the two settlement dates. The drop is expressed in 32nds. The drop is the price that the buyer of the dollar roll pays to the seller for the right to own the mortgage security and receive its… …

    Financial and business terms