definitions

drop like a hot potato

see hot potato.

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RELATED WORDS

abandon, capitulate, cease, cede, collapse, comply, concede, desist, despair, drop, fold, forswear, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, waive, yield

Nearby words

drop initial, drop keel, drop kick, drop leaf, drop letter, drop like a hot potato, drop like flies, drop lock, drop names, drop off, drop out
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