DROP DEAD

а> неожиданно умереть Poor Mrs Whitehead dropped dead in the street yesterday. б> неожиданно бросить кого-л., что-л. The government dropped the plan dead when they I famed how much it would cost. When he learned that his companions were secret criminals, he dropped them dead. в> _жарг. прекращать нервировать кого-л. Drop dead!