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dropped off the hooks

dropped off the hooks is the simple past and past participle of drop off the hooks.

Meaning of drop off the hooks

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To die.
    • "You'd do harm if you dared to," the woman said. "You'd like to kill him. […] We don't want him to drop off the hooks. Not much!'1921, C. N. Williamson, A. M. Williamson, The Great Pearl Secret
    Synonyms:
    bite the dust, buy the farm, kick the bucket, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus

Questions about dropped off the hooks

What is dropped off the hooks the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped off the hooks is the simple past and past participle of drop off the hooks.

Words near dropped off the hooks in the dictionary

  1. dropped like a hot potato
  2. dropped like a hot skillet
  3. dropped like flies
  4. dropped neck
  5. dropped off
  6. dropped off the hooks
  7. dropped off the map
  8. dropped off the radar
  9. dropped one's beads
  10. dropped one's bundle
  11. dropped one's guard

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