drop from

drop from (something)

1. Literally, to let go of something from a higher point. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drop" and "from." Because I dropped the box of Christmas ornaments from the top of the stairs, they all broke.
2. To release or exclude someone or something from something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drop" and "from." So many good dancers auditioned this year that we had to drop you from the team, unfortunately. I need to drop advanced calculus from my schedule as soon as possible because there's no way I'll get a passing grade in that class.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drop someone or something from something

 
1. . Lit. to release someone or something from some higher point. Galileo proved that two objects of different weights dropped from the same height will reach the ground at the same time.
2. Fig. to exclude someone or something from something. We had to drop Sally from our guest list. The professor was forced to drop the failing students from the course.
See also: drop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • piece out
  • load in
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
References in classic literature
"Gracious--where did you drop from? I must have been sound asleep in the hammock.
The Age of Innocence
The size of the viral load drop from TMC125 depended very much on having other active drugs in the regimen.
TMC 125: new results, large phase III trial begins
As well, Gross Domestic Product per capita rose in all developing countries by 30 per cent between 1981 and 2001 with it tripling in East Asia resulting in a drop from 58 per cent to 16 per cent of people living on less than $1 per day.
World Bank says poverty down by half since 1981, but up in Africa
The Waldorf Astoria, New York Hilton and Sheraton Centre also showed large gains, while reflecting the continuing Downtown down spiral, Marriott Financial Center saw its tentative market value drop from $72 million to $68.9 million and the Millenium to $77.5 million from $80 million.
Tax roll to be released today
Each year, 300 inches of rain drop from a band of clouds near Hilo.
Getting the drop on 'giant' rain
Available Credit: While 56 percent of respondents said there was more credit now available to their company than last year, this represents a drop from 1995, when 84 percent reflected an increase from 1994.
Construction industry faces shortage of trained help