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Jenne Phuong
2021-11-23 02:11
Drop (someone or something) like a hot brick informal verb phrase
The noun "potato" can substitute for the noun "brick".
To quickly get rid of someone or something because you do not want them any more or you want to avoid a difficult situation that they may cause for you
Mary dropped Tim like a hot brick after she had known the fact that he had a relationship with a drug dealer.
He dropped the investing plan like a hot brick after discovering its problem.
To abandon someone you was going to marry at the wedding ceremony just before it is supposed to happen
1. If something/something is cast adrift, they move on the surface of a liquid in an uncontrolled way, or they are freed, lost, or fired.
2. To cause someone/something to move in an uncontrolled way on the surface of a liquid or cause them to be freed, lost, or fired.
3. If you cast someone adrift, you abandon them.
1. To abandon someone or something assuming they are dead, even though they are still alive.
2. To abandon or disregard something because it is predicted to fail or is not essential enough to succeed.
1. To leave someone bored, unsatisfied, or displeased.
2. To abandon someone, especially abruptly or unexpectedly.
3. To abandon someone who is alone or in a dire position with no money or resources.
The verb “drop" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.
A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.
