drop off | Idiomator

Meaning: ; (idiomatic,intransitive)To fallasleep.Synonyms:drift off,doze off;see alsoThesaurus:fall asleepCoordinate terms:sack out;pass outAfter two glasses of whiskey, Tom soondropped offin front of the television.1921June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, inHarper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company,→ISSN,→OCLC:And when the Boydropped offto sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.; ; (idiomatic,transitive,especiallyUS)Todeliver; todepositorleave; to allow passengers toalight.Coordinate terms:hand off,hand over,set down,drop,dump out,kick outCan youdropthe kidsoffat school?I'lldrop offyour books when I see you tonight.2020December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, inRail, page67:Afterdropping offtravellers at Foregate Street, my train terminates at Shrub Hill - a station which boasts one of the best selection [sic] of semaphore signals left in the country.; ; Tofall off:(transitive,alsofiguratively)Todropfrom,fallfrom.The leaves were slowlydropping offthe tree.(intransitive,alsofiguratively)Todrop,fall.Coordinate terms:drop away,drop out,fall away,fall outThe leaves hung on until the end of November, thendropped offquickly.; (intransitive,figurative)To end a connection with atelephonequeue, either byhanging upor after being served or processed.As soon as a callerdrops off, we'll have an open line and maybe you can reach us then.; ; (intransitive)Tolessenorreduce.Synonym:fall offNear-synonyms:taper off,dwindleSales havedropped offin recent months.; (intransitive,slang,dated)Todie.; (slang)To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.My lawyer said some of those charges will bedropped off.If you ignore them, the fees won't justdrop off.

Examples:

EN: I told you... I pick up and drop off.
ES: Se los dije... solo lo recogí y lo dejé.
EN: Why, don't you know that me and you is going to make... that old devil run so fast... that his horns and his tail's gonna drop off?
ES: ¿No sabes que tú y yo haremos correr tan rápido... a ese viejo diablo... que se le caerán la cola y los cuernos?
EN: - Go to sleep woman, count the baa lambs and you'll drop off again.
ES: Vete a dormir, mujer, cuenta los corderitos y volverás a caer.
EN: If I hurt your leg, your foot will drop off with the shackle.
ES: Si te lastimo la pierna, no podrás ni mantenerte en pie.
EN: I'll drop off there.
ES: Me bajaré allí.
EN: Do it in the early hours because now he's excited, he'll take some time to drop off
ES: Si esperas al amanecer, estará dormido. Ahora está furioso, tardará en dormirse.
EN: Others drop off to music.
ES: A otros, la música.
EN: Don't talk so loud. Your mustache will drop off.
ES: No grite que se le va a caer el bigote.
EN: Just stop by the lavatory and drop off the key.
ES: No olvide devolverme la llave.
EN: I've known some to drop off in a fortnight.
ES: Sé de algunos que caen en quince días.
EN: Now, to drop off to sleep, stretch legs out, toes in.
ES: Ahora para dormirse estiren bien las piernas.
EN: I can't pay till I drop off this load.
ES: No te podré pagar hasta que descargue.
EN: You drop off at my place after that dance or I'll start making a few plans of my own.
ES: Ve a mi casa después de ese baile o empezaré a hacer planes por mi cuenta.
EN: But finally when I'm lucky enough to drop off... promptly at 08:15 what do I wake up to?
ES: Una mañana... Sabes lo que me cuesta coger el sueño.
EN: I will if it don't freeze up and drop off before I get there.
ES: ¿Está nevado? Sí y no. Depende del punto de vista.

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