Sekirov Dictionary

drop like flies

verb1

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To die en masse, one after the other.
- Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement. […] Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies! — 1986

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