8 Great Phrases with Drop - Business English Vocabulary

Learn 8 very useful phrases with the word drop in this short Business English vocabulary lesson. Repeat the example sentences with me to practise your speaking skills and feel more confident.

The phrases in this lesson:

1. drop everything - when you drop everything, you immediately stop what you’re doing so you can do something else (often used for emergencies)
 - When our best client made such a big complaint, the CEO dropped everything and paid them a visit.

2. drop an idea/drop a plan – decide not to continue with an idea or plan
- We didn’t have enough resources for the project so the idea was dropped.
- The company has dropped its plan to build a new factory.

3. drop it/drop the subject – to stop talking about something, especially because it’s annoying
- Will you just drop it! I don’t want to talk about it anymore!
- We can’t agree on this, so maybe we should drop the subject.

4. drop a hint – to suggest something without saying it directly
- The boss didn’t tell me directly that I could lead the next project, but he did drop a few hints.

5. drop a bombshell - to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news
- At the start of the meeting the CEO dropped a bombshell; he told us that he was leaving the company.

6. drop somebody in it - to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble
- Why did you tell the boss about that mistake I made? You really dropped me in it!

7. drop in business –when a company’s turnover decreases; when they sell less products or services than usual
- A lot of companies have had a drop in business due to the coronavirus

8. drop prices – to reduce or lower prices
- The competition is dropping their prices, so we have to do something.

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Music credits:
Intro music: Far Away by MK2
Background music: Honey and Milk by The 126ers

[sirtobey]

When there is a new video from Derek online, I drop everything and watch it immediately. 😎

[Noohnonoohno]

Thank you for your efforts, your videos are useful.

[vinod]

Love from India !! Kudos such a fabulous content

[aysebt]

Thanks Derek, I have learned many different uses of drop :) I am also using when I say “drop someone an email”.

[isNew]

Please share some sales presentation vocabulary also.

[evelyncardenas]

Could you talk about expressions in an formal email ? Please

[olgaj]

I'm interested in area Client service. What are there useful and relevant words or phrases?

[irynakalychak]

"less products"? Seriously? If students have questions why it doesn't say "fewer products", what rule are you going to use to explain it?

[isNew]

Nice videos... Ur videos are amazing but
Please don't say repeatedly " say it with me...it irritate s alot. 🤣