Daily life
flop
sit down heavily
To sit or fall down heavily because you are tired or relaxed.
Hear it in real life
Do you want to go out tonight?
No, I just want to flop onto the sofa.
When I get home after a long shift, I flop onto the sofa for ten minutes.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I flopped onto the sofa down after work.
Say: I flopped down onto the sofa after work.
Put “down” before the destination when describing flopping onto a surface.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
flop onto the sofa; flop down on the bed
Your turn: say it out loud
When I get home after a long shift, I flop onto the sofa for ten minutes.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
flop
sit down heavily
“When I get home after a long shift, I flop onto the sofa for ten minutes.”
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