Drop Someone A Line Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Drop Someone A Line Idiom mean?

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drop someone a line What does drop someone a line mean?	: write to someone.	"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'dbetter drop them a linetoday or tomorrow."
drop (someone) a line What does drop (someone) a line mean?	to write or mail a note or letter to someone	My friend promised that she will drop me a line when she gets to Singapore.
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dry run What does "dry run" mean?	an attempt or rehearsal for something	The marriage ceremony was on Saturday so we had a dry run on Thursday night.
Great Scott What does "Great Scott" mean?	An exclamation of surprise.
share and share alike What does "share and share alike" mean?	have/get equal shares of something	We always share and share alike when we are on a camping trip.
rack What does "rack" mean?	breasts (female, usually large)
not at all What does "not at all" mean?	certainly not	I am not at all happy with my new computer.
lay the finger on (someone) What does "lay the finger on (someone)" mean?	to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did something	The store owner lay the finger on the boy after he stole something.
ghetto blaster What does "ghetto blaster" mean?	large, portable stereo radio/cassette/CD player.	Turn down that damn ghetto blaster.

on the wrong track What does "on the wrong track" mean?	to be following the wrong set of assumptions, to be going the wrong way	The police were on the wrong track when they went to question the owner of the small store.
serve as a guinea pig What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.
batten down the hatches What does "batten down the hatches" mean?	to prepare for difficult times, to close the hatches in a boat before a storm	A big storm was coming so we decided to batten down the hatches and stay home.
burn one`s bridges behind one What does "burn one`s bridges behind one" mean?	to do something that makes going back impossible	The man burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.

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Drop Someone A Line Idiom