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Idiom

drop the pilot

Meaning

To obtain a divorce.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“They decided to drop the pilot after years of unhappiness.”

“After their marriage fell apart, he finally told his friends that he was going to drop the pilot.”

“Despite their public image of a perfect union, the couple eventually chose to drop the pilot and pursue separate lives.”

Examples

simple

“They decided to drop the pilot after years of unhappiness.”

contextual

“After their marriage fell apart, he finally told his friends that he was going to drop the pilot.”

complex

“Despite their public image of a perfect union, the couple eventually chose to drop the pilot and pursue separate lives.”

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