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drop like flies

drop like flies verb: to die en masse, one after the other.

Verb

drop like flies (third-person singular simple present drops like flies, present participle dropping like flies, simple past and past participle dropped like flies)

  1. (simile, especially soldiers) To die en masse, one after the other.
    • Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement.
      […]
      Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies!1986, Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
    • Hit 'em with a left, a left, and a right / Got 'em dropping like flies with the stars in their eyes2017, “Good Night Alt-Right”, in Only Death is Real (Rap Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore, Hardcore Punk), performed by Stray From The Path, United States

drop like flies meaning in Indonesian

drop like flies in Indonesian

die en masse
jatuh seperti lalat

Forms of drop like flies

third-person singular presentdrops like flies
present participledropping like flies
past participledropped like flies
pastdropped like flies
alternative formdrop off like flies
alternative formdie like flies

Questions about drop like flies

What does drop like flies mean?
Drop like flies means to die en masse, one after the other.
What is drop like flies in Indonesian?
Drop like flies in Indonesian is jatuh seperti lalat. See Drop like flies meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is drop like flies?
Drop like flies is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop like flies?
The past tense of drop like flies is dropped like flies.

Words near drop like flies in the dictionary

  1. drop lights
  2. drop like a bad habit
  3. drop like a hot brick
  4. drop like a hot potato
  5. drop like a hot skillet
  6. drop like flies
  7. drop lock
  8. drop locks
  9. drop lot
  10. drop lots
  11. drop neck

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