| 词汇 | drop in one's tracks |
| 释义 | Idiom drop in one's tracks Theme: EXHAUSTION to stop or collapse from exhaustion; to die suddenly.If I keep working this way, I'll drop in my tracks.Uncle Bob was working in the garden and dropped in his tracks. We are all sorry that he's dead. Idiom drop in one's tracks Theme: DEATH to stop or collapse from exhaustion; to die suddenly.If I keep working this way, I'll drop in my tracks.Bob was working in the garden and dropped in his tracks, dead as a doornail. drop in (one's) tracks1. To die suddenly. Brett always seemed so healthy—I'm shocked that he dropped in his tracks at 55. 2. To collapse, as from over-exertion. I hardly remember the end of the marathon because I dropped in my tracks as soon as I crossed the finish line. drop in one's tracksCollapse from weariness or illness; also, die suddenly. For example, I packed all day until I could have dropped in my tracks, or Grandfather's died; he just dropped in his tracks. The phrase in one's tracks has meant "where one is at the moment," and by extension, "instantly," since the early 1800s. |
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