“Discovery” dropped off supplies and picked up an American astronaut who had spent four months on the space station.
Parents drop their kids off at daycare early in the morning.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
drop off something — drop off (someone/something) to leave someone or something at a particular place. “Discovery” dropped off supplies and picked up an American astronaut who had spent four months on the space station. Parents drop their kids off at daycare early in … New idioms dictionary
drop off — (someone/something) to leave someone or something at a particular place. “Discovery” dropped off supplies and picked up an American astronaut who had spent four months on the space station. Parents drop their kids off at daycare early in the… … New idioms dictionary
drop off — {v.} 1. To take (someone or something) part of the way you are going. * /Joe asked Mrs. Jones to drop him off at the library on her way downtown./ 2. To go to sleep. * /Jimmy was thinking of his birthday party as he dropped off to sleep./ 3. To… … Dictionary of American idioms
drop off — {v.} 1. To take (someone or something) part of the way you are going. * /Joe asked Mrs. Jones to drop him off at the library on her way downtown./ 2. To go to sleep. * /Jimmy was thinking of his birthday party as he dropped off to sleep./ 3. To… … Dictionary of American idioms
drop-off — drop′ off n. 1) a vertical or very steep descent 2) a decline; decrease: a drop off in sales[/ex] 3) cvb a place where a person or thing can be left, received, etc 4) cvb of, for, or pertaining to a delivery or return of someone or something to a … From formal English to slang
drop-off — noun 1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump a gradual slack in output a drop off in attendance a falloff in quality • Syn: ↑slump, ↑slack, ↑falloff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drop\ off — v 1. To take (someone or something) part of the way you are going. Joe asked Mrs. Jones to drop him off at the library on her way downtown. 2. To go to sleep. Jimmy was thinking of his birthday party as he dropped off to sleep. 3. To die. The… … Словарь американских идиом
drop off the twig — vb to die. A lighthearted expression in vogue in Britain since the late 1980s. Bird imagery features in several colourful, pre dominantly working class phrases in Brit ish colloquial use, such as sick as a parrot or rattle someone s cage … Contemporary slang
drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
