drop out (of something)

drop out (of something)
drop out (of something)
1. Lit. to fall out of something. •

One by one, the skydivers dropped out of the plane.

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The marshmallows dropped out of the bag.

2. Lit. or Fig. [for the bottom of something] to break loose and drop. •

The bottom dropped out of the box, spilling everything everywhere.

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The bottom dropped out of the stock market, and we lost a lot of money.

3. Fig. [for someone] to resign from or cease being a member of something; [for someone] to leave school. •

Sally dropped out of school for some unknown reason.

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But why did she drop out?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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