go down, drop, etc. like ninepins

drop like ninepins

To succumb to a particular problem, often an illness. This phrase is typically only used when more than one person has been adversely affected. Ninepins is a game that is similar to bowling. Primarily heard in UK. Now that the flu is going through our school, people are dropping like ninepins.

go down like ninepins

ˌgo down, ˌdrop, etc. like ˈninepins

(informal)
1 (of large numbers of people) become ill/sick, be killed or die at the same time: In last year’s flu epidemic both children and teachers at this school were going down like ninepins. As the enemy advanced, men and horses went down like ninepins.
2 (of businesses, etc.) fail, go out of business, etc: Small businesses are going down like ninepins at the moment.

In the game of ninepins, you roll a ball towards a group of nine wooden objects (= skittles) in order to knock down as many of them as possible.

词组	go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
释义	go down, drop, etc. like ninepins drop like ninepins To succumb to a particular problem, often an illness. This phrase is typically only used when more than one person has been adversely affected. Ninepins is a game that is similar to bowling. Primarily heard in UK. Now that the flu is going through our school, people are dropping like ninepins. See also: drop, like, ninepin go down like ninepins To succumb to a particular problem, often an illness. This phrase is typically only used when more than one person has been adversely affected. Ninepins is a game that is similar to bowling. Primarily heard in UK. Now that the flu is going through our school, people are going down like ninepins. See also: down, go, like, ninepin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ˌgo down, ˌdrop, etc. like ˈninepins (informal) 1 (of large numbers of people) become ill/sick, be killed or die at the same time: In last year’s flu epidemic both children and teachers at this school were going down like ninepins. As the enemy advanced, men and horses went down like ninepins. 2 (of businesses, etc.) fail, go out of business, etc: Small businesses are going down like ninepins at the moment. In the game of ninepins, you roll a ball towards a group of nine wooden objects (= skittles) in order to knock down as many of them as possible. See also: go, like, ninepin Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: drop like flies drop like flies, to drop like ninepins go down like ninepins ninepin be dropping like flies fall like ninepins die like flies die/drop/fall like flies best foot forward
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