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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Drop it...

Jimmy: I searched Chloe's office.
There's nothing suspicious going on.

Agent: Drop it. Enough?
The spyware that you installed in Chloe's
office traced her recent computer activity. She has a plan,
and it's going down tonight.
  

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Hi, The physical meaning is simple enough, eg Drop the gun! The figurative meaning is usually 'Cease your involvement with this topic', although that doenm't quite seem to fit the words said here. Perhaps it just means 'Stop searching for clues, we already know what's happening'.

  • Hi, The physical meaning is simple enough, eg Drop the gun!
  • The figurative meaning is usually 'Cease your involvement with this topic', although that doenm't quite seem to fit the words said here.
  • Perhaps it just means 'Stop searching for clues, we already know what's happening'.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The physical meaning is simple enough, eg Drop the gun!

The figurative meaning is usually 'Cease your involvement with this topic', although that doenm't quite seem to fit the words said here. Perhaps it just means 'Stop searching for clues, we already know what's happening'.

Clive
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Hi, Clive
Long time, no see.Emotion: smile Thanks!

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