drop like a hot brick



drop somebody/something like a hot brick/potato

  (informal)
to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems The government dropped the plan like a hot brick when they realized the bad feeling it was causing.
See also: brick, drop, hot, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Egemen-Turkish
Delice-English (Rare)
RandalRAN-dəlEnglish
Jung-Sookjung-sookKorean
Artemios-Ancient Greek
Antimanan-tee-MAWNNative American, Mapuche