drop like flies

Verb

of members of a group

(simile, of members of a group, especially soldiers) To die en masse, one after the other.

Japanese Meaning

一斉に次々と倒れる / 群れをなして（特に兵士が）亡くなる / 次々に多くの者が死ぬ

Under the relentless artillery barrage, the frontline soldiers began to drop like flies.

容赦ない砲撃の下、前線の兵士たちは次々と命を落とし始めた。

Sense（1）

(simile, of members of a group, especially soldiers) To die en masse, one after the other.

Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement.

[…]

Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies!

drops like flies

（ present singular third-person ）

dropping like flies

（ participle present ）

dropped like flies

（ participle past ）

dropped like flies

（ past ）