"Drop off the hooks" nghĩa là gì?

"Drop (pop) off the hooks" -> nghĩa là chết.

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However, when he returned to his hometown, the old man felt himself a burden to his family, plus physical pain, so he thought about dropping off the hooks.

Early in the morning, he woke up to see the giant whale drop off the hooks ashore, curious people flocked to see it and was shocked to see what was in the animal's mouth.

When the first Americans were vaccinated against COVID-19 this week, people dropped off the hooks from the US corona virus just hit 300,000, up more than 50,000 deaths in less than four weeks.

According to police, the suspect entered St. Joseph's Church. John the Divine as the choir (dàn hợp xướng) was singing on the steps before 16 p.m. December 13. He carried 2 pistols and opened fire in the air. Two officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and 1 army sergeant immediately returned fire, causing the suspect to be seriously injured, then dropped off the hooks at the hospital.