drop everything

idiom

: to stop what one is doing
I dropped everything and ran to the window to see what was going on.

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In some cases, those with staffers on long-term assignments overseas were told to drop everything and head back to home base. Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 10 May 2025 None are likely to drop everything and come back home, just on Trump’s say-so. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025 Plenty of companions have one adventure with the Doctor, get hooked on the experience, and drop everything to spend a year or two travelling around the cosmos in the TARDIS. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 This should be a sign to drop everything and shop the modern, style-savvy picks right now, which will make the perfect excuse for slowly but surely crawling out of your hibernation and getting ready for spring. Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop everything

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“Drop everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20everything. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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