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dropping off the hooks

dropping off the hooks is the present participle and gerund 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 dropping off the hooks

What is dropping off the hooks the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping off the hooks is the present participle and gerund of drop off the hooks.

Words near dropping off the hooks in the dictionary

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

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