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2 informalMI used to say that a lot of people are dying or becoming ill 许多人相继死亡/纷纷病倒be dying/dropping etc like flies• Our kids are dropping like flies.• The men were dying like flies, of fever.• Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits.• They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case.
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