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Jimmy Hung
2021-10-25 07:10
Drop (one) a line informal verb phrase
To write a short letter, note or email to someone
I came to your company but you weren't there, so I dropped you a line at the reception desk.
A: I've dropped you a line, have you received it? B. Yep, I've just got it.
Don't forget to drop me a line when you get there.
People have written a great deal (about a certain topic).
1. To write something on paper in a way that is neat, clear and detailed
2. To make a character no longer exist in a regular radio or television programme
1. To write something in pencil in order to modify or delete it afterwards.
2. To arrange or plan something for a tentative or temporary time or date.
3. To make a tentative appointment with someone.
1. To make someone unhappy, discouraged, or dejected.
2. Used to say that someone climbs lower oneself down.
3. To move someone or something from a higher to a lower place.
4. To order or induce someone or an animal to descend from a higher location.
5. To stoop, duck, or hide. This phrase is usually used as an imperative.
6. To lower one's position upon something, like the floor.
7. To jot something down.
8. To eat or drink something quickly or with significant effort.
9. To start behaving uninhibitedly and energetically.
10. To dance uninhibitedly or enthusiastically.
11. To have sexual relations (with someone).
It's mostly used in the present tense.
It's my habit to drop Lily a line when Thanksgiving comes.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to describe a situation when people say nothing and feel worried, embarrassed or uncomfortable
A heavy silence fell upon the room after Jane refused John's proposal.
