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drop like flies

/drɒp laɪk flaɪz/

Traducción: Expresión informal que describe una situación en la que muchas personas o cosas fallan, colapsan, enferman o mueren súbitamente una tras otra.

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/drɒp laɪk flaɪz/B2informal
  • esExpresión informal que describe una situación en la que muchas personas o cosas fallan, colapsan, enferman o mueren súbitamente una tras otra.

An informal expression describing a situation where many people or things suddenly fail, collapse, become ill, or die in quick succession.

  1. Fall ill or die in large numbersB2informal

    To become sick, collapse, or die in large numbers, often suddenly.

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    • During the heatwave, people were dropping like flies from heatstroke.
    • The flu was so severe that employees were dropping like flies at the office.
    • In the battle, soldiers were dropping like flies under heavy fire.