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drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

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drop roundto visit somewhere for a short period.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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drop somebody a lineTo write, call or visit somebody.Rate it:

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drop someone a lineWrite and send (someone) a note or telegram.Rate it:

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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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drop the f-bombTo utter the word fuck.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo fight.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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drop the micTo do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.Rate it:

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drop the pilotTo dismiss an expert adviser. A classic example was the dismissal of the German Chancellor, Bismarck, by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1891.Rate it:

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drop the topicTo stop talking about the topic at hand.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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drop trowto pull down one's trousers (pants)Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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eat one's hatUsed in a result clause to express disbelief in the conditional clause proposition.Rate it:

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Eat Your HatTo have confidence in a particular result; to be sure about somethingRate it:

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faire des cuirsTo drop one’s h’s.Rate it:

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fall offTo become detached or to drop from.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one’s sword..Rate it:

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get out while the getting's goodTo sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.Rate it:

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get the drop onTo point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance over a situation.Rate it:

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get the drop onTo obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person.Rate it:

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hand someone his hatTo require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.Rate it:

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hang one's hatLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hang up one's hatLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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hang up one's hatTo end one's career.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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hang your hat on that oneA startling result, an accomplishment, a hard won contest, an acclaimed development, something very stable, dependable, worthy of note, salutary.Rate it:

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hat hairAn accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a hat.Rate it:

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Hat in HandTo apologize or act humble, to ask for a pardon or a favorRate it:

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hat in handWith humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.Rate it:

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have a brick in one's hatto be drunkRate it:

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Hear a Pin DropSoundless, muted, without any noise, complete silenceRate it:

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hold onto your hatPrepare for a shock!Rate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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il a bu un coup de tropHe has had a drop too much.Rate it:

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je l'irai dire à romeIt is so unlikely, that if it happens I will undertake a pilgrimage to Rome; I’ll eat my hat.Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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knocked into a cocked hatAn expression of such nature and composition so as to capture rapt attention, create an air of suspense, curiosity or mystery.Rate it:

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knuckle upBalls drop, don't be a pussyRate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe drop of water that makes the vase overflow.Rate it:

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laundry-shareAn arrangement in which owners of usually privately owned washers and dryers who wish to do others’ laundry and community users who choose to have their laundry done nearby, any time of the day, no matter where they are, use a network (such as one accessed through an app or a website) to coordinate the pickup and drop off soiled and cleaned garments, for which the user or soiled garment owner pays the washer (laundry doer) to clean for them.Rate it:

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lemon dropboiled sweetRate it:

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make someone's jaw dropTo cause someone to be surprised or alarmed.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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old hatSomething uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..Rate it:

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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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old hatSomething with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.Rate it:

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