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To die en masse, one after the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: simile; especially soldiers; simile; especially soldiers
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break down, collapse
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
putoilla kuin kärpäsiä
— die en masse
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French:
tomber comme des mouches
— die en masse
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German:
wie die Fliegen fallen
— die en masse
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Indonesian:
jatuh seperti lalat
— die en masse
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Polish:
padać jak muchy
— die en masse
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Portuguese:
cair como moscas
— die en masse
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Romanian:
cadeă ca muștele
— die en masse
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Russian:
дохнуть как мухи
(doxnutʹ kak muxi)
— die en masse
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Russian:
мрут как мухи
(mrut kak muxi)
— die en masse
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Russian:
дохнут как мухи
(doxnut kak muxi)
— die en masse
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Spanish:
caer como moscas
— die en masse
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Turkish:
sinek gibi düşmek
— die en masse