a quick drop and a sudden stop

Death from either falling from a great height or from hanging. I wouldn't get too close to the edge of that cliff if I were you, you'd have a pretty quick drop and a sudden stop.

See also: and, drop, quick, stop, sudden

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tamara	tah-MAH-rah (Russian, Spanish, Italian), tə-MAHR-ə (English), TAM-ə-rə (English)	Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, S
Nnamdi	-	Western African, Igbo
Pasha	-	Russian
Carmen	['ka:men]
Sybille	see-BI-lə (German)	German, French
Fabiola	fah-BYO-lah (Italian), fah-VYO-lah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman