- drop into something
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to pay an informal visit to a person or a place
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Drop by sometime.
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I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
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Sorry we're late— we dropped into the pub on the way.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drop into something
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drop/dump something in/into/on your lap — drop/dump (something) in/into/on your lap informal ◇ If something is dropped/dumped in/into/on your lap, it is given to you suddenly even though you did not want it or expect it. Another major problem was dumped into her lap. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
drop into your lap — If something drops into your lap, you receive it suddenly, without any warning. ( Fall into your lap is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop into your lap — drop/fall into (your) lap if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap you ve got to go out there and look for it … New idioms dictionary
drop into lap — drop/fall into (your) lap if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap you ve got to go out there and look for it … New idioms dictionary
drop/dump in/into/on your lap — drop/dump (something) in/into/on your lap informal ◇ If something is dropped/dumped in/into/on your lap, it is given to you suddenly even though you did not want it or expect it. Another major problem was dumped into her lap. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
drop — drop1 [ drap ] verb *** ▸ 1 let something fall ▸ 2 let yourself fall ▸ 3 let fall from aircraft ▸ 4 reduce/get less ▸ 5 not continue with something ▸ 6 not include something/someone ▸ 7 stop talking about something ▸ 8 end relationship with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drop — I UK [drɒp] / US [drɑp] verb Word forms drop : present tense I/you/we/they drop he/she/it drops present participle dropping past tense dropped past participle dropped *** 1) [transitive] to deliberately let something fall drop something off… … English dictionary
drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
drop — [[t]drɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ drops, dropping, dropped 1) V ERG If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less. [V prep/adv] Temperatures can drop to freezing at night... [V prep/adv] Once the rate rises it never… … English dictionary
drop — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass (2) plural a dose of medicine… … New Collegiate Dictionary
