drop like flies
US /drɑp laɪk flaɪz/
・UK /drɒp laɪk flaɪz/
C1
idm.Many people becoming sick or dying quickly.
People dropped like flies after eating the spoiled food.
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- is pulled, everyone freaks out and starts shooting, and people drop like flies.
is pulled, everyone freaks out and starts shooting, and people drop like flies.
- A finger gun is pulled, everyone freaks out and starts shooting, and people drop like flies.
A finger gun is pulled, everyone freaks out and starts shooting, and people drop like flies.
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- And I really thought, because I was seeing people start to drop like flies.
And I really thought, because I was seeing people start to drop like flies.
111 Advanced English Idioms in Context
- 76: "to drop like flies." This is to rapidly decrease in number or weaken significantly, often due to illness or other negative factors.
76: "to drop like flies." This is to rapidly decrease in number or weaken significantly, often due to illness or other negative factors.