drop someone a line
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Write someone a brief letter or message
Literally: send a written line of text
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It is YOUR noticeboard, so if you have anything to say that you want others to know about, drop us a line on the 1Oth floor, Drury House, &.
Give us at call or drop us a line if you can say: ‘ I was there!’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “drop someone a line” mean?
Write someone a brief letter or message Literally: send a written line of text
Is “drop someone a line” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.