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drop the pilot

drop the pilot verb: to obtain a divorce.

Verb

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

  1. (US, dated, idiomatic, slang) To obtain a divorce.
    • “Jeepers creepers, sweetie pie. You want to drop the pilot?” Bessie nodded, trembling. “I think it's best. My father knows somebody who can handle the divorce […]2018, Charlotte Laws, Devil in the Basement

Forms of drop the pilot

third-person singular presentdrops the pilot
present participledropping the pilot
past participledropped the pilot
pastdropped the pilot

Questions about drop the pilot

What does drop the pilot mean?
Drop the pilot means to obtain a divorce.
What part of speech is drop the pilot?
Drop the pilot is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop the pilot?
The past tense of drop the pilot is dropped the pilot.

Words near drop the pilot in the dictionary

  1. drop the hand
  2. drop the handkerchief
  3. drop the kiddies off at the pool
  4. drop the kids off at the pool
  5. drop the mic
  6. drop the pilot
  7. drop the soap
  8. drop the subject
  9. drop the topic
  10. drop the writ
  11. drop tongue

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