Drop
Drop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: drop what you're doing and come here
Keep up
Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Both terms in one sentence
- Pyro Maniac: Nuriel, unfortunately... Real Life Writes the Plot: The player playing Cyrus couldn't keep up with the massive amounts of roleplay in this game, so he had to drop out.
- Suddenly, the hero power alone can kill almost any 1 or 2 drop, making it nearly impossible to keep up with the Rogue.
- Also, this little stunt was the last drop for his own group of Idols who didn't want to keep up with his crap anymore and quit his company before the song Chihaya was singing even ended.
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