drop

drop idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with drop, also see at the drop of a hat; bottom drops out of; get the drop on; hear a pin drop; let drop; wait for the other shoe to drop.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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