Poor Alice dropped an iron on her toe.
•I accidentally dropped the baby on the floor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drop someone in it — british informal phrase to cause trouble for someone, especially by telling someone else that they have done something wrong You really dropped me in it with the boss! Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: drop … Useful english dictionary
drop someone like a hot brick — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop someone like a hot potato — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop someone in it — British informal to cause trouble for someone, especially by telling someone else that they have done something wrong You really dropped me in it with the boss! … English dictionary
drop 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drop something like a hot brick — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop something like a hot potato — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop like a hot brick — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms dictionary
drop like a hot potato — drop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the… … New idioms 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
