drop dead

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   used to tell sb, rudely, to stop annoying you, interfering, etc.

   Tell him to drop dead.

2. Oxford50% of films

   to die suddenly and unexpectedly

In the movies · 14

• - Bastard dropped dead. - Avoided the fight ever since.Bad Boys for Life2020
• -Caparzo, is it? -Hey, drop dead, Corporal.Saving Private Ryan1998
• Tell him to drop dead.Night and the City1950
• You can tell Mom to drop dead.Stuck in Love.2012
• These kids are all benefiting from my insights before I drop dead.Leo2023
• I'm dropping dead.Deconstructing Harry1997
• Can you picture how drop-dead gorgeous this city is in the rain?Midnight in Paris2011
• You've been waiting for me to retire or drop dead for years now.The Terminal2004

Learn it in full scenes

• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules
• Deconstructing Harry1997
  • Lucy Confronts Harry About the Book
  • Lucy Pulls a Gun on Harry
  • Death Comes for Mendel Birnbaum

From the same entry

• drop the ball
• drop a brick
• drop in it
• drop names
• drop your bundle
• let drop
• the bottom drops out
• die like flies
• you could hear a pin drop
• jaw dropped
• drop in lap
• drops into lap