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an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

you could have heard a pin drop Idiom, Proverb

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

at the drop of a hat

without waiting, immediately, promptly He will stop working and help you at the drop of a hat if you ask him politely.

bottom fall out/drop out

to fall below an earlier lowest price When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

drop

stop taking a subject, withdraw, drop out You wouldn't drop English! It's the key to other subjects.

drop a bundle

lose money by gambling, lose your shirt I dropped a bundle at the track last night. I lost every bet.

drop a hint

suggest, give a sign When he was hungry, he'd drop a hint, like point at the fridge.

drop a line

write a letter, send a postcard Be sure to drop us a line from Paris. Tell us about your trip.

drop a log

have a bowel movement, take a shit What a smell! Open a window after you drop a log, eh.

drop a name/drop names

pretend you know famous people, name dropper He was dropping names at the interview - Klein, Clinton etc.

drop back

move or step backwards, retreat During the hike his foot began to get sore so he decided to drop back and rest for awhile.

could apprehend a pin drop

Could apprehend annihilation at all because it was absolutely quiet and still. After the boss's outburst, the affair allowance was so quiet you could apprehend a pin drop. Waiting to see what happened abutting in the play, anybody in the admirers backward so quiet you could apprehend a pin drop.Learn more: could, drop, hear, pin

you could accept heard a ˈpin drop

it was acutely quiet: When the comedy accomplished you could accept heard a pin drop.Learn more: could, drop, have, hear, pin

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drive you to distraction drive you to drink drop drop a bundle drop a hint drop a line drop a log drop a name/drop names drop back drop behind drop by drop by the wayside drop charges Drop dead! drop dead drop her/him drop him like a hot potato you can't put new wine in(to) an old wineskin you can't put new wine in(to) old bottles you can't put new wine in(to) old wineskins you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds you can't say fairer you can't serve (both) God and mammon you can't sit in two chairs at once you can't sit in two chairs at the same time you can't sit in two chairs with one butt you can't spell (something) without (something else) you can't squeeze blood from a stone you can't squeeze blood from a turnip you can't take it with you you can't teach an old dog new tricks you can't tell a book by its cover you can't unring a bell you can't win you can't win 'em all you can't win them all you could cut (something) with a knife you could cut it with a knife you could cut the atmosphere with a knife you could eat off the floor(s) you could have fooled me you could have fooled me! you could have heard a pin drop you could have knocked me down with a feather you could have knocked me over with a feather you could have knocked me, etc. down with a feather you could hear a pin drop you could hear the grass grow(ing) You couldn't! you crumb you deal with it you do the math you do you You don’t know the half of it You don't change horses in the middle of the race. You don't change horses mid-race. you don't expect (one) to believe (something) You don't get for nothing you don't get something for nothing you don't have to be a rocket scientist you don't have to be a rocket scientist (to do something) You don't know the half of it you don't know where it's been you don't say you don't say! you dope You eat with that mouth? you first