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Ipodmini Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

drop out from

Hi:)

(1) A few days later, I was moving forward over a slope that seemed safe when suddenly without warning my world dropped out from under my skis.
(2)The bottom of my world dropped out when they told me the news.

What does "drop out from" mean in both sentences?
  

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These are two different meanings. The first one is quite literal - he was skiing, apparently near the edge of a cliff? The snow that seemed like it was firm slipped over the edge, literally dropping out from under him.

— BarbaraPA

  • These are two different meanings.
  • The first one is quite literal - he was skiing, apparently near the edge of a cliff?
  • The snow that seemed like it was firm slipped over the edge, literally dropping out from under him.
  • These second is figurative.
  • This person got bad news.
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These are two different meanings. The first one is quite literal - he was skiing, apparently near the edge of a cliff? The snow that seemed like it was firm slipped over the edge, literally dropping out from under him.

These second is figurative. This person got bad news. After hearing it, he didn't feel like the world as he knew it was the same - it was worse, he was in a "lower" spot -
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