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dropped like a hot brick

dropped like a hot brick is the simple past and past participle of drop like a hot brick.

Meaning of drop like a hot brick

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of drop like a hot potato.

Questions about dropped like a hot brick

What is dropped like a hot brick the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped like a hot brick is the simple past and past participle of drop like a hot brick.

Words near dropped like a hot brick in the dictionary

  1. dropped in
  2. dropped into
  3. dropped kerb
  4. dropped kerbs
  5. dropped like a bad habit
  6. dropped like a hot brick
  7. dropped like a hot potato
  8. dropped like a hot skillet
  9. dropped like flies
  10. dropped neck
  11. dropped off

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