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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Example Sentences

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

The Saint Paul Hotel doesn’t need to drop names — the doorman’s stovepipe hat and hotel’s ornate decor speak volumes — but what the heck.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 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

At the time he was employed as a music critic, and he’d casually drop names like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, saying they were important musicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2018

But let us drop names and turn to facts.

From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance