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drop someone in it

drop someone in it verb: to put someone in a difficult situation.

Verb

drop someone in it (third-person singular simple present drops someone in it, present participle dropping someone in it, simple past and past participle dropped someone in it)

  1. To put someone in a difficult situation.
    • The poor bastard's in the shit with the syndicate in London. They want thirty grand from him. He's right on the floor at the moment. Seeing that we dropped him in it, yeah and don't forget he doesn't know it was us who had him over.2001, William F. Gray, The Villain, →ISBN, page 256
    • Not so fast. I need to be sure you don't drop me in it.2013, Robert Goddard, The Ways of the World, →ISBN, page 142
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.

Forms of drop someone in it

third-person singular presentdrops someone in it
present participledropping someone in it
past participledropped someone in it
pastdropped someone in it

Questions about drop someone in it

What does drop someone in it mean?
Drop someone in it means to put someone in a difficult situation.
What part of speech is drop someone in it?
Drop someone in it is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop someone in it?
The past tense of drop someone in it is dropped someone in it.

Words near drop someone in it in the dictionary

  1. drop shoulders
  2. drop site
  3. drop sleeve
  4. drop sleeves
  5. drop someone a line
  6. drop someone in it
  7. drop tank
  8. drop tanks
  9. drop target
  10. drop targets
  11. drop the ball

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