dropping like flies
大量人或物的迅速死亡或消失
口語·形容大量死亡或失敗
英文釋義
to rapidly and frequently fall ill or die
例句
The heatwave was so intense that people in the city were dropping like flies from heatstroke.
典故來源
源自蒼蠅在寒冷或殺蟲劑作用下大量死亡的現(xiàn)象，比喻人或事物迅速、大量地倒下或消失。