tomber comme des mouches in French

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        "to drop like flies"
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        "(simile) to drop like flies"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mourir comme des mouches"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ̃.be kɔm de muʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tomber comme des mouches"
}

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tomber comme des mouches",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French similes",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drop like flies"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drop like flies",
          "drop like flies"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) to drop like flies"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mourir comme des mouches"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ̃.be kɔm de muʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tomber comme des mouches"
}

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"tomber comme des mouches" meaning in French

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