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The Drop Hydro, New South Wales — The Drop Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Mulwala Canal, near Berrigan, New South Wales, Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2.5 MW of electricity.The power station was completed in November… … Wikipedia
The Drop — Infobox Album | Name = The Drop Type = Album Artist = Brian Eno Released = July 7 1997 Recorded = 1996 Genre = Ambient, Instrumental Length = 74:00 Label = Thirsty Ear Producer = Brian Eno Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5… … Wikipedia
The Drop-In — Infobox Television episode Title = The Drop In Series = The West Wing Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 34 Airdate = January 242001 Production = 226212 Writer = Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Lawrence O Donnell Jr. (story) Director = Lou Antonio Guests =… … Wikipedia
The Drop Kick — Infobox Film name = The Drop Kick image size = caption = director = Millard Webb producer = writer = Katherine Brush narrator = starring = Richard Barthelmess John Wayne Barbara Kent music = cinematography = Arthur Edeson Alvin Knechtel editing … Wikipedia
take the drop — to be killed by hanging From the scaffold: He s as good as taken the drop already. (G. Greene, 1934) To take a drop means regularly to drink alcohol … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
for the drop — (informal) 1. About to be relegated 2. About to be hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑drop … Useful english dictionary
get the drop on — verb To obtain an advantage over by being ready to act before. He got the drop on them and took three of them out before they could fire a shot. Syn: get the jump on, beat to the punch … Wiktionary
get the drop on — be quicker to start, get the jump on Stu s very quick. In faceoffs, he gets the drop on his opponents … English idioms
have the drop on — informal have the advantage over if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you … Useful english dictionary
The Drop — In a dollar roll transaction, the difference between the sale price of a mortgage backed pass through, and its repurchase price on a future date at a predetermined price. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
at the drop of a hat — phrasal : as soon as the slightest occasion is given : readily or promptly he would blush at the drop of a hat * * * at the drop of a hat 1. Immediately 2. On the smallest provocation • • • Main Entry: ↑drop * * * at the drop of a hat … Useful english dictionary
