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drop a line

Idioms  

  1. Correspond, write a short letter or note. For example, I hope you'll drop me a line soon. This idiom uses line in the sense of “a few words in writing,” a usage first recorded in 1647.

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Fishermen braved a walk out on a thawing but still frozen Crowley Lake, augering holes through foot-thick ice to drop a line into the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2023

If you’re on social media and have service, drop a line to let people know you’re OK.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021

Even if you are unlikely to harpoon a white whale in the Hudson, New York City is rife with places to drop a line.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015

If anyone has an idea for how to do this, please do drop a line.

From Time • Oct. 9, 2012

I jes drop a line to say we git on fust rate.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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