drop like flies
Rapidly collapse, die, or drop out, usually referring to a group rather than an individual. For example, The words were so difficult that the spelling bee contestants were dropping like flies. The simile like flies has meant “in large numbers,” as it does in this expression, since about 1600.
Words nearby drop like flies
drop keel,
drop kick,
drop leaf,
drop letter,
drop like a hot potato,
drop like flies,
drop lock,
drop names,
drop off,
drop out,
drop pass