Drop Away (Verb)
Meaning
Get worse; "My grades are slipping".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her test scores started to drop away dramatically after she changed schools.
- His condition drop away steadily, and the doctors had to increase his medication.
- Since he quit practicing piano, his skills started to drop away rapidly.
- Her motivation for the project began to drop away as soon as the initial excitement wore off.
- As time went by, her enthusiasm for the new job started to drop away, and she felt unfulfilled again.