drop everything
idiom
: to stop what one is doing
I dropped everything and ran to the window to see what was going on.
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When actor Steve Guttenberg's father Stanley was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2018, the Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby star didn't hesitate to drop everything and drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix once a week to escort him to his dialysis treatments.
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Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Sightings of birds outside their natural wintering and breeding areas tend to attract the attention of birders, who are known to drop everything to travel to such spots to spot the birds for themselves.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Rugged iPad Case for Kids Whether clumsy or busy, some kids seem to drop everything.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
Seeing Prince Harry appear to drop everything and fly to London to visit his father, knowing that relations between the pair have been strained over the past several years, has suggested a sense of urgency to some.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Sightings of birds outside their natural wintering and breeding areas tend to attract the attention of birders, who are known to drop everything to travel to such spots to spot the birds for themselves.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Rugged iPad Case for Kids Whether clumsy or busy, some kids seem to drop everything.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
Seeing Prince Harry appear to drop everything and fly to London to visit his father, knowing that relations between the pair have been strained over the past several years, has suggested a sense of urgency to some.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Drop everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20everything. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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