DROP HIM LIKE A HOT POTATO

Meaning of DROP HIM LIKE A HOT POTATO in English

leave him, not associate with him

If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DROP HIM LIKE A HOT POTATO — leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.
English Idioms vocab
LIKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
POTATO — I Herbaceous annual ( Solanum tuberosum ) in the nightshade family . One of the world's main food crops, the …
Английский словарь Британика
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTATO — pəˈtād.(ˌ)ō, -ād.ə, -ātə sometimes pəd.ˈād.- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish patata, batata, from Taino batata 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTATO — /peuh tay"toh, -teuh/ , n. , pl. potatoes . 1. Also called Irish potato, white potato . the edible tuber …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTATO — pə-ˈdā-, bə- noun ( plural -toes ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino Date: 1565 1. : sweet …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTATO — noun the sweet potato (see below). 2. potato ·noun a plant (solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family, and its esculent …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
Webster English vocab
DROP
Webster English vocab
POTATO — [po.ta.to] n, pl -toes often attrib [Sp batata, fr. Taino] (1565) 1: sweet potato 2. a: an erect So. American …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOT
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POTATO — (Solanum tuberosum), one of some 150 tuber-bearing species of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae). The potato (common potato, white potato, …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTATO — potato BrE AmE pə ˈteɪt əʊ !!bə- AmE \ pə ˈteɪt̬ oʊ pət̬ ˈeɪt̬-, -ə ▷ potato|es z ▶ po …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOT — hot BrE AmE hɒt AmE hɑːt ▷ hots hɒts AmE hɑːts ▷ hotted ˈhɒt ɪd -əd AmE ˈhɑːt̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POTATO — / pəˈteɪtəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -oes ) a round white vegetable with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — / hɒt; NAmE hɑːt/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( hot·ter , hot·test ) TEMPERATURE 1. having a high temperature; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTATO — po ‧ ta ‧ to S2 /pəˈteɪtəʊ $ -toʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural potatoes ) [ Date: 1500-1600 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1 a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOT — adj., v., & adv. adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1. a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1. a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Oxford English vocab
HIM — pron. 1. objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTATO — ( potatoes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Potatoes are quite round …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — ( hotter, hottest, hots, hotting, hotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DROP — ( drops, dropping, dropped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POTATO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tomato/potato/bean etc plant ▪ Bean plants are easy to grow. couch potato fruit/potato salad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/warm/hot spell ▪ There was a very cold spell in late November. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DROP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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