drop the topic

verb

To stop talking about the topic at hand.

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Meanings

verbdrop the topic (third-person singular simple present drops the topic, present participle dropping the topic, simple past and past participle dropped the topic)

present singular third person drops the topic · participle present dropping the topic · participle past dropped the topic · past dropped the topic

  1. idiomaticTo stop talking about the topic at hand.
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APA

drop the topic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20the%20topic

MLA

“drop the topic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20the%20topic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop the topic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20the%20topic.

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