drop like flies
idiom
informal
: to become ill or die over a short period of time and in large numbers
Horses and cattle dropped like flies during the drought.
The heat was so intense that people were dropping like flies.
—often used figurativelyCandidates were dropping like flies during the early part of the campaign.
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Soon destroyed or disabled, other vessels in the 30-odd transport drop like flies.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
At the beginning, opponents drop like flies.
—Shannon Liao, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
At the beginning, opponents drop like flies.
—Shannon Liao, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
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“Drop like flies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20like%20flies. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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