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drop like flies
drop like flies INFORMAL
1 F0 If people are dropping like flies they are dying or falling down in large numbers: » The heat was overwhelming and people were dropping like flies.Thesaurus+: ↑Falling and dropping , ↑Moving downwards2 F0 to stop doing an activity in large numbers: » There used to be over 20 of us in our aerobics class but they're dropping like flies.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing something |