Idiom
drop the mic
Meaning
To do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finished his speech and dropped the mic.”
“After she gave a perfect answer to the difficult question, she basically dropped the mic.”
“The lawyer delivered a final, devastating argument that left the courtroom silent, effectively dropping the mic on the entire trial.”
Examples
simple
“He finished his speech and dropped the mic.”
contextual
“After she gave a perfect answer to the difficult question, she basically dropped the mic.”
complex
“The lawyer delivered a final, devastating argument that left the courtroom silent, effectively dropping the mic on the entire trial.”
Origin
From the practice of entertainers, particularly rappers, concluding a performance by dropping the microphone onto the stage. The gesture serves as a physical punctuation to the conclusion of a set.
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