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laisser tomber

/lɛ.se tɔ̃.be/

verb/lɛ.se tɔ̃.be/

to physically drop (an object); to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up; to let down or fail (somebody or something)

Quand elle a laissé tomber son verre, il éclata en mille morceaux.When she dropped her glass, it shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.

Literally, “to let fall”.

laisser tomber — French Dictionary | Passage