line
refers to lines of writing.) •I dropped Aunt Jane a line last Thanksgiving.
•She usually drops me a few lines around the first of the year.
•Drop me a note when you get a chance.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drop someone a note — drop someone a line/note/ phrase to write a short letter to someone I’ll drop her a line to say thanks. Thesaurus: to write somethingsynonym Main entry: drop … Useful english dictionary
drop someone a line — (informal) To write someone a letter • • • Main Entry: ↑drop * * * drop someone a line/note/ phrase to write a short letter to someone I’ll drop her a line to say thanks. Thesaurus: to write somethin … Useful english dictionary
drop someone a line — send someone an informal note or letter. → drop … English new terms dictionary
drop a line — ► drop a line informal send (someone) a note or letter. Main Entry: ↑drop … English terms dictionary
drop — drop1 [ drap ] verb *** ▸ 1 let something fall ▸ 2 let yourself fall ▸ 3 let fall from aircraft ▸ 4 reduce/get less ▸ 5 not continue with something ▸ 6 not include something/someone ▸ 7 stop talking about something ▸ 8 end relationship with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drop — I UK [drɒp] / US [drɑp] verb Word forms drop : present tense I/you/we/they drop he/she/it drops present participle dropping past tense dropped past participle dropped *** 1) [transitive] to deliberately let something fall drop something off… … English dictionary
note — [[t]no͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦ notes, noting, noted 1) N COUNT A note is a short letter. Stevens wrote him a note asking him to come to his apartment... I ll have to leave a note for Karen. Syn: message 2) N COUNT A note is something that you write down to… … English dictionary
drop — /drɒp / (say drop) noun 1. a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass. 3. a. a very small quantity of liquid. b. a small drink,… …
drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically. ↘deliver by parachute. ↘sink to or towards the ground. ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less. ↘lose (a point, a match, etc … English new terms dictionary
drop a line — verb Write and send (someone) a note or telegram. If you get a chance, drop me a line when you arrive in Cairo. Syn: buzz, call, ring up … Wiktionary
drop\ a\ line — • drop a line • shoot a line v. phr. To write someone a short letter or note. Please drop me a line when you get to Paris; I d like to know that you ve arrived safely … Словарь американских идиом
