drop someone or something from something
- drop someone or something from something
drop someone or something from something
1. Lit. to release someone or something from some higher point. •
Galileo proved that two objects of different weights dropped from the same height will reach the ground at the same time.
2.Fig. to exclude someone or something from something. •
We had to drop Sally from our guest list.
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The professor was forced to drop the failing students from the course.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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drop out — 1. in. to withdraw from a conventional lifestyle. □ Sometimes I just want to drop out and raise pigs or something. □ Ted dropped out and bought a farm. 2. in. to quit school or some organization. □ I dropped out before I got promoted … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions