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Meanings of drop back in English

To lag or linger behind.

Synonyms
Examples for "trail"
Examples for "trail"
1
After high school graduation, however, many students stop leaving a paper trail.
Reuters
2
The muddy trail I had left ten days ago seemed quite undisturbed.
The Asylum
3
Look the wrong way too often and every trail may go cold.
The Irish Times
4
Could he have left a trail by way of his sea charts?
Depths
5
Increases in deaths tend to trail spikes new infections by several weeks.
Radio NZ
1
Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
Reuters
2
Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
Reuters
3
They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
Burning bright
4
Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
5
Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
Wired
1
I tried to drop behind, but found it impossible in the press.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
2
I managed to drop behind in order to give her an opportunity.
A Master of Mysteries
3
He found himself very glad to drop behind into the beaten trail.
The Silent Places
4
You must take care to see that men do not drop behind.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
5
When men do not consciously compete with others, they inevitably drop behind.
The Warriors
1
Supporters said the result showed the party should now get behind her.
Reuters
2
The Tongan community should continue to get behind his team, Woolf said.
Radio NZ
3
GDPR is one example of EU governance we should all get behind.
The Irish Times
4
He did urge Americans to get behind a push for energy legislation.
Reuters
5
Which is something that she certainly supported and certainly would get behind.
NY Magazine
1
She had to hang back and see how this situation played out.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
2
She knew I wouldn't hang back, not now I'd come so far.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
3
Let's hang back until he's gone and see if the kid's home.
Naked Heat
4
I hang back and wait, trying not to get in the way.
The Jennifer Morgue
5
Spurred by Darwin's writing, he resolved not to hang back any longer.
The new yorker
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
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common