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Meaning of drop off the hooks | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To die.

colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic

Examples

“"You'd do harm if you dared to," the woman said. "You'd like to kill him. […] We don't want him to drop off the hooks. Not much!'”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

drop off the map drop off the radar drop one's beads drop one's bundle drop one's guard drop one's guts