drop into

verb — 3 senses

drop into

verb

1

Archaic, Slang Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).

The reins were evidently useless, and it was a matter for the whip, whether I could hit hard enough. […] However, I dropped into him with such effect that he became in as great a hurry to cross the road as the proverbial duck before thunder.1891, Edward Corbett, An Old Coachman's Chatter, page 268:

2

UK, Informal To visit.

3

Informal To thrust (someone) into a situation.

He dropped me into a gang shootout.

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