Drop the topic Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɑpɪk

DRAHP thuh TAH-pik

UK

dɹˈɒp/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈɒpɪk

DROP thuh TOP-ik

परिभाषा

To stop talking about something, often because it is sensitive, uncomfortable, or no longer relevant.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Informal and often used when a conversation becomes tense or awkward. Common in phrases like 'Let's drop the topic' or 'Can we drop the topic?'. More direct than just 'change the subject', sometimes implies annoyance or strong request to stop.

• Spanish: dejar el tema - cambiar de tema
• Portuguese (BR): mudar de assunto - deixar o assunto
• Portuguese (PT): mudar de assunto - deixar o assunto
• Chinese (Simplified): 换个话题 - 不再谈这个话题
• Chinese (Traditional): 換個話題 - 不再談這個話題
• Hindi: इस विषय को छोड़ दो - विषय बदलो
• Arabic: غيّر الموضوع - اترك الموضوع
• Bengali: বিষয়টি ছেড়ে দাও - বিষয়টি তোলা বন্ধ করো
• Russian: эту тему закрыть - оставить тему
• Japanese: その話題をやめる - その話題をやめましょう
• Vietnamese: bỏ qua chủ đề này - dừng nói về chủ đề này
• Korean: 주제를 그만하다 - 그 얘기 그만하다
• Turkish: konuyu kapatmak - konuyu bırakmak
• Urdu: موضوع چھوڑ دو - بات ختم کرو
• Indonesian: hentikan topik ini - sudahi pembicaraan ini

उदाहरण वाक्य

Can we drop the topic now?

basic

She asked him to drop the topic because it made her upset.

basic

Let's drop the topic and talk about something fun.

basic

Look, I really don't want to argue about this—can you just drop the topic?

natural

Every time I bring it up, he tells me to drop the topic.

natural

We've been over this a hundred times—let's just drop the topic already.

natural