die like flies


die like flies

To succumb to a particular problem, often an illness, in large numbers. People will be dying like flies if we are unable to contain this infection.See also: die, flies, like

die (or drop) like flies

die or collapse in large numbers.See also: die, flies, like

die/drop/fall like ˈflies

die, become ill, etc. in large numbers: During the epidemic people were dropping like flies.See also: die, drop, fall, flies, like