drop everything

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drop everything

Fig. to stop doing whatever you are doing. Drop everything and go outside. The house is on fire. Do you expect me to drop everything and come and pick you up at school?

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Sometimes we had to drop everything and cling with both hands to the swaying spars, holding our breath in fear of a terribly heavy roll. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context We busted it up, and chased the children up the hollow; but we never got anything but some doughnuts and jam, though Ben Rogers got a rag doll, and Jo Harper got a hymn-book and a tract; and then the teacher charged in, and made us drop everything and cut. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context Then there would be a yell of warning--the men would drop everything and dash for the nearest pillar, slipping here and there on the floor, and tumbling over each other. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context			driving drizzle down drone drone on drone out drool over drop drop a bomb drop a bombshell drop a bundle drop a clanger drop a hint drop a line drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note drop across drop around drop away drop back drop behind drop below drop by the wayside drop dead Drop dead! drop down drop drawers drop everything drop from drop guard drop in Drop in sometime drop in the bucket drop in tracks drop into drop into lap drop like a hot brick drop like a hot potato drop like flies drop names drop off drop on drop out drop out of drop out of sight drop over drop teeth drop the ball drop the other shoe Drop the subject! drop up drop-dead drop-dead date			Drop Dead Gorgeous Drop Dead Gorgeous Jaimie Drop Dead Sexy Drop Dead Thread Drop Dead Twice Drop Dead! drop dime on drop dime on drop dime on drop dime on drop dime on drop down drop down Drop down box Drop Down List Box Drop Down Menu drop drawers drop drop hints drop drop hints drop drop hints drop drop hints drop drop hints drop ear drop ear drop ear drop earring drop elbow Drop Eligible Indicator drop ell drop escutcheon drop everything Drop Everything And Listen Drop Everything and Pray Drop Everything And Read Drop Everything and Roll Drop Everything And Run Drop finger drop folder drop foot Drop for Non Payment drop forge Drop forging Drop forging drop from Drop goal Drop goal drop goals Drop grommet Drop grommet Drop grommet drop guard drop guard drop guard drop guard drop guard drop guard drop hammer drop hammer drop hammers drop hammers drop hand

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