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Meanings of flop down in English

To lose one's balance and hit the ground.

Usage of flop down in English
1
I sigh and flop down in the chair, resigned to my fate.
Crewel
2
I'm just going to have to let her flop down onto the deck.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
3
I find Mrs. Atwell's fabric quickly but flop down onto Mother's sewing bench.
The day the falls stood still
4
Bodies flop down on the carts and squirm but they're moving slowly, slower still.
Hull zero three
5
I flop down on her visitor's chair without a by-your-leave.
The Fuller Memorandum
6
They heard the priest flop down on to his knees.
Non-Stop
7
We saw Mr. Tubbs flop down upon his unaccustomed knees-itwas all rather horrible.
Spanish Doubloons
8
Sometimes students have to flop down on their backs-ontheir tanks, really-anddo flutter kicks.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
9
So make sure it doesn't sag under your arms or flop down at the front.
The Guardian
10
They were more annoyed still, when lumps of potato began to flop down between them.
Witch Week
11
Then I flop down on the steps beside Elaine.
Axiomatic
12
I pull out a chair and flop down into it heavily, then rub my eyes.
The Atrocity Archives
13
I flop down on the couch, out of breath.
The sonderberg case
14
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
The Gift of the Magi
15
Cocooned in the aircraft, she hunted up a magazine and went to flop down on the sofa.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
16
I flop down on some floor pillows.
Reach for Infinity
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common