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dropping like a hot potato

dropping like a hot potato is the present participle and gerund 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 dropping like a hot potato

What is dropping like a hot potato the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping like a hot potato is the present participle and gerund of drop like a hot potato.

Words near dropping like a hot potato in the dictionary

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

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