drop (someone or something) like a hot brick
(redirected from drop her like a hot brick)drop (someone or something) like a hot brick
To abandon someone or something suddenly and completely, sometimes to avoid potential problems. I haven't seen Cynthia in weeks because she dropped me like a hot brick once she started hanging out with the cool kids. We dropped our renovation plans like a hot brick after finding out how much the job would cost.
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- drop (someone or something) like a hot potato
- drop like a hot potato
- drop like a hot potato, to
- drop someone or something like a hot potato
- drop someone/something like a hot potato
- drop something like a hot potato
- have one foot out the door
- desert (someone or something) for (someone or something)
- desert for
- deserted