Drop
How words are described
| good | good drop | good pinch |
| small | small drop | small pinch |
| massive | massive drop | massive pinch |
| big | big drop | big pinch |
| Other adjectives: tiny, slight, deadly, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Skeletons in particular drop bones, which are useful as fertilizer, while Zombies drop Rotten Flesh, which is less than ideal for proper meals but is useful in a pinch.
Source: Human Resources - When murder by poison is depicted in fiction, it never takes more than a drop of clear liquid or a pinch of white powder in order to make the victim grip their throat, cough a bit, and keel over.
Source: Perfect Poison -
The first varies from villain to villain but is usually elaborate or silly: shoot him with an arrow through the small target on their chest, drop a house on her (a mobile home worked in a pinch), etc.
Source: Achilles' Heel
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