DIE / FALL / DROP LIKE FLIES

Meaning of DIE / FALL / DROP LIKE FLIES in English

( informal ) to die or fall down in very large numbers :

People were dropping like flies in the intense heat.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
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FLIES — present third singular of fly plural of fly
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FLIES — (pl. ) of Fly
Английский словарь Webster
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
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DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
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DIE — die 1 /duy/ , v.i. , died, dying . 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation …
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FLIES — n. (Theatre) empty area over the stage (out of the audience's sight) where the scenery is kept
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
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LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
FLIES — pl of fly.
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FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
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DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
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FLIES — flies BrE AmE flaɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIES — / flaɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. pl. of fly 2. ( BrE ) = fly noun (3) …
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FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
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DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
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DIE — / daɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( dies , dying , died , died ) 1. die …
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LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLIES — flies /flaɪz/ BrE AmE a ↑ fly 3 (2)
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FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
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DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
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DIE — I. die 1 S1 W1 /daɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle died , present participle dying …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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DIE — n. 1 sing. of DICE n. 1a. ° Dice is now standard in general use in this sense. 2 (pl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
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DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
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LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
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DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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DIE — 1. v. (dies, died, dying) 1. intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; …
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LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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DROP — ( drops, dropping, dropped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
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DIE — ( dies, dying, died) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When people, …
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FLIES — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the net. a …
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DIE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a custom dies out/disappears (= gradually stops being done ) ▪ Sometimes the streets …
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FLIES — (THEATRE) [plural] [noun] - the space above the stage in a theatre, used for lights and for storing and moving …
Cambridge English vocab
FALL — Synonyms and related words : Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
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FLIES — • ↑ as the crow flies • ↑ be dying/dropping like flies • ↑ time flies
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FALL — INDEX: 1. when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 2. to almost fall from a standing position 3. when …
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DIE — INDEX: 1. to die because you are old or ill 2. to die in an accident, war, fight etc 3. …
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FALL — n. 25B6; verb bombs began to fall : DROP, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade. …
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