Phrasal Verb - 'Drop off'

Let’s take a look at the phrasal verb ‘drop off’.  As you know, phrasal verbs can have more than one meaning. In this cartoon, ‘drop off’ means both ‘fall off’ and ‘fall asleep’. For example:

1) Drop off – similar to fall

The boys dropped stones off the cliff

2) Drop off – fall asleep

I dropped off while watching TV last night

Here are another 3 possible meanings for this phrasal verb.

3) Drop off- gradually decline/ become less

Sales dropped off at the end of the month

4) Drop off- stop somewhere for someone

Could you drop me off at the station?

5) Drop off- stop and give something to someone

Could you drop this letter off at the post office for me?

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