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dropping like a bad habit

dropping like a bad habit is the present participle and gerund of drop like a bad habit.

Meaning of drop like a bad habit

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive, simile) To cease contact or a relationship with someone as quickly as possible.

Questions about dropping like a bad habit

What is dropping like a bad habit the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping like a bad habit is the present participle and gerund of drop like a bad habit.

Words near dropping like a bad habit in the dictionary

  1. dropping down
  2. dropping fire
  3. dropping fires
  4. dropping in
  5. dropping into
  6. dropping like a bad habit
  7. dropping like a hot brick
  8. dropping like a hot potato
  9. dropping like a hot skillet
  10. dropping like flies
  11. dropping neck

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