drop names

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drop names and drop someone's name

to mention a name or the names of important or famous people as if they were personal friends. (See also drop someone's name.) Mary always tries to impress people by dropping the name of some big-time executives she claims to know. Bill's such a snob. Leave it to him to drop the names of all the local gentry.

See also: drop, name

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I'm not going to drop names here, but they're brutal and it's not cheap. South west excursion: the label gets lost by Rhino / Thrasher So the poor girl did the next best thing -- she wrote about social wannabes and nouveauxriches vulgarians who were eager to give her access and to drop names. Secrets and lies by Taki / Spectator, The London Chosen by past honorees who convene in the fall to drop names, debate choices and arrive at a consensus in time for January's celebration, Tate becomes the 60th person to hold the title. In Eugene, she's The Tate by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) More results

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I'm not going to drop names here, but they're brutal and it's not cheap.

South west excursion: the label gets lost by Rhino / Thrasher

So the poor girl did the next best thing -- she wrote about social wannabes and nouveauxriches vulgarians who were eager to give her access and to drop names.

Secrets and lies by Taki / Spectator, The London

Chosen by past honorees who convene in the fall to drop names, debate choices and arrive at a consensus in time for January's celebration, Tate becomes the 60th person to hold the title.

In Eugene, she's The Tate by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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