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English verb: drop like flies

1. drop like flies (body) rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers


SamplesThe contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees.


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)break down, collapse









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