dropping like flies
大量人或物的迅速死亡或消失
口语·形容大量死亡或失败
英文释义
to rapidly and frequently fall ill or die
例句
The heatwave was so intense that people in the city were dropping like flies from heatstroke.
典故来源
源自苍蝇在寒冷或杀虫剂作用下大量死亡的现象，比喻人或事物迅速、大量地倒下或消失。