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be dropping like flies
be dropping like flies
if people are dropping like flies, large numbers of them are dying or becoming ill or injured within a short period of time The heat was overwhelming and people were dropping like flies.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Finnbarr | | - | Irish |
| ErdoĞAn | | - | Turkish |
| Hughie | | HYOO-ee | English |
| Topher | | TO-fər | English |
| Magni | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology |
| Vanessa | | və-NES-ə (English) | English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch |