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Идиомы на букву D

• drop (someone) a line
  черкнуть строчку

  "Will you drop me a line when you get to London? Do you promise?"
• drop a bombshell
  сообщить неожиданную новость

  "Will I drop a bombshell if I tell you that I am going to get married?"
• drop a hint
  намекнуть

  I dropped a hint to my friends about the present I'd like to get for my birthday.
• drop around
  прийти навестить

  I invited my friends to drop around to see my new computer.
• drop back
  отступать, отходить

  During the football match one of the players hurt his knee, and the coach told him to drop back and rest for a while.
• drop by
  зайти, заскочить

  "Would you like to drop by for a cup of tea?"
• drop by the wayside
  не закончить что-либо до конца, потерпеть неудачу

  Some of the skiers dropped by the wayside during the biathlon race.
• drop dead
  внезапно скончаться

  One of the sportsmen dropped dead during the marathon.
• drop everything
  бросить всё, что делали

  "Drop everything, come over and listen to what the ancoreman is saying."
• drop in (on someone)
  забежать на минутку, заскочить к кому-либо

  I was going to drop in on my Granny when I saw her approaching our house.
• drop in one's tracks
  упасть в изнеможении

  I dropped in my tracks because I had been walking ten miles that day.
• drop in the bucket
  очень малое количество, "капля в море"

  I need ten thousand dollars to purchase a car, but what I've got is a drop in the bucket.
• drop names
  вести себя раскованно, фамильярно

  "This is an informal gathering so let's drop names."
• drop out of school
  выбыть из школы, бросить учёбу

  Melanie dropped out of college at the end of the first year.
• drop the ball
  сделать ошибку

  Ron had dropped the ball on his decision to leave the company; he was sorry afterwards.
• drop the subject
  прекратить разговор на какую-либо тему

  I saw Steve didn't like my questions about his new job, so I dropped the subject.