Drop a Line

Meaning

• send a brief letter.
• to call over the telephone.
• send an email, etc.
• send any kind of moral short letter or note to someone for chit-chat or hello.

Example Sentences

1. If you've got a few minutes to spare, you could always drop her a line.
2. We really do like hearing from you, so drop us a line and let us know how you are.
3. I dropped Aunt Kelly a line last Thanksgiving.
4. She usually drops me a few lines around the first of the year.
5. Drop me a note when you get a chance.
6. I hope you'll drop me a line.
7. The wife is always dropping her husband a line, even as they are separated.
8. If you get a chance, drop me a line when you arrive in New York.
9. Could you drop me a line when you get moved into your new home?

Origin

It was first used in the middle of the sixteenth century to refer to "a short, written message." The word " drop" in the expression "drop someone a line" refers to placing a letter in a box at the post office for delivery to the intended recipient. And in the middle of the 1700s, the phrase " drop someone a line " became popular and was being used in texts.