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drop in (on someone) What does drop in (on someone) mean?	to make a short or unplanned visit to someone	I decided to drop in on my friend after I finished work for the day.
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year round What does "year round" mean?	during the entire year	We usually spend all summer at a year-round vacation resort.

pop quiz What does "pop quiz" mean?	unannounced short test.	"You shouldn't have missed class yesterday. We had apop quiz."
create an uproar What does "create an uproar" mean?	to cause a sensation or outburst	The referees created an uproar when they asked the star player to leave the game.
bat a thousand What does "bat a thousand" mean?	to be successful in everything that you do	The salesman was batting a thousand during his sales trip to Europe.
read between the lines What does "read between the lines" mean?	to find a hidden meaning in something	I can read between the lines and I know what my friend was trying to say.
done in What does "done in" mean?	to be tired, to be exhausted	I was done in so I went to bed early.
strike a match What does "strike a match" mean?	to light a match	I struck a match and tried to start the fire.

Brush under the carpet What does "Brush under the carpet" mean?	If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others.
clod What does "clod" mean?	oaf; stupid person
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
laugh (something) out of court What does "laugh (something) out of court" mean?	dismiss something as ridiculous	The lawyer wanted to sue the man for hitting the dog but the judge laughed the case out of court.

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Drop In (on Someone) Idiom