drop in Idiom
a drop in the bucket
drop in the bucket
drop in
Some friends dropped in to tea．几位朋友顺便来喝茶。
We were just sitting down to dinner when my friend dropped in．我们刚坐下吃晚饭，突然我朋友来了。
drop in on
If you are ever in our neighbourhood，be sure to drop in on us．如果你到我们这个地区来，一定要来我们这儿玩玩。
Why don't we drop in on her and find out how she is doing？我们何不进去坐坐，顺便看看她干得怎么样？
drop in the ocean
Idiom(s): drop in the ocean AND drop in the bucketTheme: AMOUNT - SMALL
just a little bit; not enough of something to make a difference.
• But one dollar isn't enough! That's just a drop in the ocean.
• At this point your help is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. I need far more help than twenty people could give.
• I won't accept your offer. It's just a drop in the bucket.
drop in one's tracks
Idiom(s): drop in one's tracksTheme: DAYDREAM
to stop or collapse from exhaustion; to die suddenly.
• If I keep working this way, I'll drop in my tracks.
• Bob was working in the garden and dropped in his tracks, dead as a doornail.
drop in to say hello
Idiom(s): drop in (on someone) AND drop in (to say hello)Theme: VISITING
to pay someone a casual visit, perhaps a surprise visit.
• I hate to drop in on people when they aren't expecting me.
• You're welcome to drop in at any time.
• We wont stay a minute. We just dropped in to say hello.
drop in by over
come without an appointment"I might drop in by over for tea some time this week."
Drop into your lap
If something drops into your lap, you receive it suddenly, without any warning. ('Fall into your lap' is also used.)Wait for a raindrop in the drought
When someone is waiting for a raindrop in the drought, they are waiting or hoping for something that is extremely unlikely to happen.drop in|drop
v. To make a short or unplanned visit; pay a call.
Often used with "on". We were just sitting down to dinner when Uncle Willie dropped in. The Smiths dropped in on some old friends on their vacation trip to New York. Synonym: DROP BY, RUN IN2.
drop in the bucket|bucket|drop
n. phr. A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket.drop in someone's lap
drop in someone's lapGive to someone suddenly or without warning. What is given may be desirable, as in I'm just going to drop the promotion in her lap this afternoon, or it may be burdensome, as in They simply dropped the employment problem in our laps. The former usage dates from the mid-1500s, the latter from the mid-1900s.
drop in
To appointment one accidentally and/or unexpectedly. Drop in whenever you want—I'll be home all day.Learn more: dropdrop in(to) (something)
1. To let go of article so that it enters article else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "drop" and "in" or "into." Oh, I aloof alone my donation into the box outside.2. To abatement into something. Sean positioned himself so that the fly brawl aloof alone into his glove.Learn more: dropdrop in (on someone)
and drop in (to say hello)to pay addition a accidental visit, conceivably a abruptness visit. I abhorrence to bead in on bodies back they aren't assured me. You're acceptable to bead in at any time.Learn more: dropdrop in
v.1. To let article abatement into some added thing: I alone some additional change in the beggar's cup. I took some rocks to the aperture and alone them in. Don't advance the latch down into the lock; aloof let it bead in.
2. To appear to some abode for a accidental visit: We'll bead in and see how you're accomplishing tomorrow. Should we bead in on our neighbors tonight? Learn more: drop
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