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dropped like a hot potato

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

Meaning of drop like a hot potato

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive, simile) To get rid of or stop doing (something) as quickly as possible.

Questions about dropped like a hot potato

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

Words near dropped like a hot potato in the dictionary

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

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