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drop off the hooks

Verb
colloquial euphemistic humorous idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(婉曲的、口語的な表現で)死ぬ / (ユーモラスな表現で)亡くなる
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その老いたコメディアンがショーの最中に途中で亡くなってしまうのではないかと密かに心配していたが、彼は最後にもう一発ジョークを披露して乗り切った。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous) To die.

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drop off the hooks

I secretly worried the old comedian might drop off the hooks mid-show, but he powered through with one last joke.

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I secretly worried the old comedian might drop off the hooks mid-show, but he powered through with one last joke.

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