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Meanings of drop back in English

To lag or linger behind.

Usage of drop back in English
1
Should he drop back to ordinary level and reassess his course expectations?
The Irish Times
2
Spanish and Italian bond yields continue to drop back from yesterday's levels.
The Guardian
3
And the drop back to reality this time would be a killer.
Secret weapon spouse
4
Nicodemus let the shaggy head drop back into the bunk, and rose.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
5
She had a tendency to drop back down faster than he did.
Sushi for one?
6
Eric would drop back to sleep if I didn't keep him awake.
All together dead
7
He didn't drop back to the floor beside the chair he'd occupied.
Operation: Outer Space
8
I wonder if I could drop back here somewhere about eleven o'clock.
The Little Warrior
9
Surely you're not suggesting that I drop back into the laboring classes!
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
10
Tiger Woods double-bogeyed the opening hole to drop back to level par.
The Guardian
11
I drop back to the dirt through the first hole I see.
Wild Thing
12
Life takes over and morning runs drop back down the list of priorities.
The Irish Times
13
Forecasters expected temperatures to drop back below zero within a week.
Reuters
14
He quickly ordered his men to drop back into the woods.
A Prisoner of Morro; Or, In the Hands of the Enemy
15
Standish unchained them, and I let them drop back down against my thighs.
Karen Memory
16
I shrugged, and let the receiver drop back on the cradle.
The long saturday night
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Drop back through the time
Drop back across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common