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Significados de drop behind em inglês

To lag or linger behind.

Uso de drop behind em inglês
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I tried to drop behind, but found it impossible in the press.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
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I managed to drop behind in order to give her an opportunity.
A Master of Mysteries
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He found himself very glad to drop behind into the beaten trail.
The Silent Places
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You must take care to see that men do not drop behind.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
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When men do not consciously compete with others, they inevitably drop behind.
The Warriors
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Shortly it would drop behind the bristling summit-line of the hills.
The Lighted Match
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Some drop behind on the way, others run past the goal.
How to Write a Play / Letters from Augier, Banville, Dennery, Du...
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As the sphere kept growing he started to drop behind, steadily losing ground.
The Misplaced Battleship
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Well, I shall have to drop behind and keep perfectly sober.
Elsie Marley, Honey
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Soon it would drop behind the Shenandoah mountains, twilight descending, prelude to darkness.
The bourne ultimatum
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Still, I wished he would go on ahead or drop behind.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
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We'll have to pitch in, or we'll drop behind our classes.
The Rover Boys in Camp; or, The Rivals of Pine Island
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She tried to drop behind; but the team had an infinite capacity for loitering.
Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
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Just before it comes down, it'll drop behind the horizon.
Moonfall
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Earl Douglas followed him thither, and let the heavy velvet curtain drop behind them.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
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He saw Simon, Andrew, and James drop behind the group.
Men Called Him Master
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