drop a line
Meaning: send a brief letter.
Example: If you've got a few minutes to spare, you could always drop her a line. Read more ➺
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drop by
Meaning: an informal visit
Example: I hope to finish the dress before Saturday. If you want to see what it looks like you should drop by over the weekend. Read more ➺
at the drop of a dime
Meaning: something that can happen very fast without hesitation
Example: The play can begin at the drop of a dime, you just need to say the word. Read more ➺
drop like flies
Meaning: many people falling ill or dying around the same time
Example: It was flu season and people in our office were dropping like flies. Read more ➺
drop a bombshell
Meaning: make an unexpected, startling or disturbing announcement
Example: My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was discontinuing her study for a job. Read more ➺
a drop in the ocean
Meaning: a very tiny part of something big
Example: Her cry was only a single drop in the ocean compared to the billions of tears shed by mourners after the war. Read more ➺
at the drop of a hat
Meaning: at the slightest signal
Example: We now have a situation where laws are bent at the drop of a hat. Read more ➺
