drop names

Idioms  

1. Refer to important persons as acquaintances in order to impress the listener. For example, Her habit of dropping names made everyone very skeptical about her veracity. [Mid-1900s]

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drop names

I don’t mean to drop names — Tom Hanks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

Now, at 74, if anyone has earned the right to casually drop names and use terms such as “lover” without affectation, it is her.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2019

“But we talked to people. We’re not going to drop names as we go along. But we are going to be transparent. I mean, we talked to people in this restaurant.’

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2019

Ms. Koliada is a master at promoting her company via social media and persuasive direct engagement with the culturally influential, and she and Mr. Khalezin tend to drop names that echo.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2015

But let us drop names and turn to facts.

From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance