English Idioms The Weekly Idiom: To drop like flies
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Definition:

A situation where many people or things are failing

Example Dialogue:

A: That’s the fourth runner who has dropped out of the race from heat exhaustion.
B: Yeah, they are dropping like flies today. But what do you expect when you have the race on the hottest day of the year?

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2 years, 1 month ago by Attia # 1164
When i am listening to conversation how i can reduce the speed
1 year, 10 months ago by nooona # 1183
difficult ..
11 months, 3 weeks ago by Vikas hembrom # 1239
Nice idioms

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