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
Itzel	-	Native American, Mayan
Porter	['pɔ:tə]
Dragoslav	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Carson	KAHR-sən	Scottish, English
Gabriela	gahp-RYE-lah (Polish), gah-BRYE-lah (Spanish), gahp-ree-E-lah (German)	Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian
Breanne	bree-AN	English (Modern)