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drop off · 1. verb To leave someone or something at the destination to which one has transported it. · 2. verb To happen less often than is normal or typical. · 3. Dropoff-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/drop+offPrinterFriendly dropoffAlsofoundin:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Medical,Financial,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. Likethisvideo?Subscribetoourfreedailyemailandgetanewidiomvideoeveryday! dropoff1.verbToleavesomeoneorsomethingatthedestinationtowhichonehastransportedit.Inthisusage,anounorpronouncanbeusedbetween"drop"and"off."WhendoIneedtodropthekidsoffatsoccerpractice?I'llcometoyourhousetonightanddropoffyourcakepan.2.verbTohappenlessoftenthanisnormalortypical.IsKellymadatme?Weusedtotalkallthetime,butourconversationshavereallydroppedofflately.3.verbTodeclinesignificantly.Don'tsignthatdefenseman—hisplayhasreallydroppedoffashe'sgottenolder.Thatbusinesshadtocloseaftersalesdroppedoffsharply.4.verbToreleasesomeoneorsomethingfromone'sgrasp(andletitfall)fromaparticularplace(whichislistedafter"off").Inthisusage,anounorpronouncanbeusedbetween"drop"and"off."Wedroppedrocksoffthebridgeandlistenedtothemsplashintotheriver.MydaughterlikeswhenIdropherofftheledgeintothepool.5.verbTofallasleepquicklyand/oreasily.Ifyouturnonthebaby'smobile,she'lldropoffwithoutafuss.6.verbTodie.Atleastgrandpajustdroppedoffinhissleep,ratherthanaftersomelongillness.7.nounAsignificantdecline.Inthisusage,thephraseisusuallyhyphenated.Don'tsignthatdefenseman—there'sbeenarealdrop-offinhisplayashe'sgottenolder.Thatbusinesshadtocloseaftersufferingamajordrop-offinsales.8.nounAprecipitousdescent.Inthisusage,thephraseisusuallyhyphenated.Wearen'texperiencedenoughskierstogodownadrop-offlikethatandsurvive!9.nounAplacewheresomeoneorsomethingisleftordelivered.Inthisusage,thephraseisusuallyhyphenated.Whereisthedrop-offforclothingdonations?10.adjectiveDescribingaplaceweresomeoneorsomethingcanbeleftordelivered.Inthisusage,thephraseisusuallyhyphenated.Whereisthedrop-offboxforclothingdonations?Seealso:drop,offFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2015Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.dropsomeoneorsomethingoffsomething and dropsomeoneorsomethingofftoletsomeoneorsomethingfallfromsomething;tomakesomeoneorsomethingfallfromsomething.Theydroppedthefeatheroffthetopofthebuilding.Jakedroppedoffafeatheranditfelltotheground.Seealso:drop,offdropsomeoneorsomethingoff (someplace)1..Lit.toletsomeoneoragroupoutofavehicleataparticularplace;todeliversomeoneorsomethingsomeplace.Let'sdroptheseshirtsoffatthecleaners.Let'sdropoffTomandJerryatthehamburgerjoint.2.Fig.togivesomeoneoragrouparidetosomeplace.CanIdropyouoffsomewhereintown?Idroppedoffthekidsattheparty.Seealso:drop,offdropoff(tosleep)Fig.togotosleepwithoutdifficulty;tofallasleep.Isatinthewarmroomforfiveminutes,andthenIdroppedofftosleep.AfterI'veeatendinner,Icandropoffwithnotroubleatall.Seealso:drop,offdropoff 1..Lit.[forapartofsomething]tobreakawayandfalloff.Thecar'sbumperjustdroppedoff—honest.IliftedboxesuntilIthoughtmyarmswoulddropoff.2.Fig.todecline.AttendanceatthemeetingsdroppedoffafterMartinbecamepresident.Spendingdroppedoffastherecessionbecameworse.Seealso:drop,offMcGraw-HillDictionaryofAmericanIdiomsandPhrasalVerbs.©2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.dropoff1.Fallasleep,asinWhenIlookedatGrandma,shehaddroppedoff.[Early1800s]2.Decrease;also,becomelessfrequent.Forexample,Saleshavedroppedoffmarkedly,orOvertheyearhervisitsdroppedoff.[Early1800s]3.Deliver,unload,asinBilldroppedoffthepackageattheoffice.4.Die,asinHeissoillhecoulddropoffanytime.[Early1800s]Seealso:drop,offTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofIdiomsbyChristineAmmer.Copyright©2003,1997byTheChristineAmmer1992Trust.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.dropoffv.1.Tofalloffsomething:Theboxmusthavedroppedoffthebackofthetruck.2.Tocausesomethingtofalloffsomething:Thehikerdroppedtherockoffthecliff'sedge.3.Todeliversomethingtosomeplace:DropthoseDVDsoffatthevideostoreonyourwayhome.We'lldropoffthegiftsatyourhouselater.4.Todecline:SalesdroppedoffinDecember.5.Tofallasleep:ThemoviewassodullthatIdroppedoffforawhile. Seealso:drop,offTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofPhrasalVerbs.Copyright©2005byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.Seealso:orientorienttoorientto(something)spiffupspiffedupbackintobackinto(someoneorsomething)angleanglingnotdo(someoneoroneself)anyfavors WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Referencesinperiodicalsarchive ? Thedropoffwasheldfrom10amto2pm,withvolunteersonhand.ThenextdropoffeventatthechurchwillbeheldonSaturday,August6.ParishchurchcollectingaiddonationsforrefugeesTheyarenowabletoconfirm:|BlueBadgeholderswillbeabletodropoffoutsideterminalsfreeofcharge.Airportbossesrevealmoreondrop-offcharges;CONTROVERSIALSCHEMETOSTARTTHISMONTHAnothersaid:"EveninManchester,theystillallowyoufiveor10minutestodropoff."Imagine!PS2justtodropoffatairport;HolidaymakersmustpayuporfacelongwalktoJLAIamataxicabdriverandregularlydropoffattheairportandfindthecommentsmadebythesocalledexecutiverunningtheairportlaughable.Justwhodidtheysurveyregardingtheseproposalstomovethefreedropoffpointtoalocationfurtherfromtheterminal?Jointherealworld;YouSayEmail:[email protected],accordingtobosses,iscausedby'kissandflytraffic'-whenfriendsorrelativesdropoffpassengers.Airporttoscrapfreedrop-offlane'tocutcongestion'feestobeintroducedjustintimeforthesummerholidaysFromJune4,driversvisitingLiverpoolJohnLennonAirportwillfaceaminimumPS2chargetodropoffpassengers-unlesstheyuseacarpark10minutes'walkawayfromthemainterminal.TheysaidmostotherUKairportschargepassengerstodropoffandpickuppassengers.FREEPARKINGAXEDNEARJLATERMINAL;Newdrop-offpointis10-minutewalkfromairportInoticedwhiledroppingofftheotherdaythatthedropoffzonenowhasalimitoffiveminutes,soifthereisaqueuetoexitmostpeoplewillprobablypaytodropoff.IfanyonecanexplainwhytheairportneedsanextralaneforsecurityandhasdroppedthetimefordropofftofiveminutesIamlistening,andIamsuresoarealotofothers.JLAmustblameitself;YouSayEmail:letters@liverpoolecho.co.ukParkingrestrictionswereintroducedafterasecurityalertinAugustandmeansno-onecandropoffoutsidetheairport.JLAspokesmanRobinTudorsaid:"Thecarparkwasneverdesignedasanareatodropoffsowearegoingtohaveanareainitfordroppingoff.Stormover'abusive'carparkingstewards Idiomsbrowser ? ▲dropfrom(something)dropindropin(one's)tracksdropinabucketdropinforachatdropinon(someone)dropinone'stracksdropinsomeone'slapdropinsometimedropinthebucketdropintheoceandropintosayhellodropintracksdropin(to)(something)dropintodropinto(one's)lapdropintoplacedropitDropit!droplikeahotpotatodroplikeahotpotato,todroplikefliesdroplikeflies,todroplikeninepinsdropnamesdropoffdropoffthehooksdropofftheradardropondropone'scookiesdropone'steethdropoutdropoutofdropoutof(something)dropoutofsightdropoverdroprounddropsomeknowledgeon(one)dropsomebodyaline/notedropsomebodyinitdropsomeonedropsomeonealinedropsomeoneinitdropsomeoneorsomethinglikeahotpotatodropsomeonesomeknowledgedropsomeone/somethinglikeahotpotatodropsomethinglikeahotpotatodropteethdroptheballdropthedimeondropthegloves▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲dropmelikeahotbrick dropmelikeahotpotato dropmeoff dropmeon dropmeoutof dropmeround dropmessage dropmessage dropmodelofnucleus DropModulationTechnology dropmolding dropmy'aitches dropmyaitches dropmybundle dropmycookies dropmydrawers dropmygloves dropmyguard dropmyH's dropmyHs dropmyname DropMyRights dropmyteeth dropmytrousers dropname dropnames Dropnoseband Dropnoseband Dropnoseband dropofahat dropoffDropOffPoint dropoffthehooks dropoffthemap dropofftheradar dropon DropOnDemand DropOnGround-Telephone DroponRequest droponthefloor dropone droponeafewlines droponealine droponeanote droponefrom droponeinit droponelikeahotbrick droponelikeahotpotato droponeoff droponeon droponeoutof dropone's'aitches dropone'saitches dropone'sbundle dropone'scookies dropone'sdrawers dropone'sgloves dropone'sH's dropone'sHs dropone'sname dropone'sserve ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromIdiomsandphrases MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay WordFinder Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox   



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