a quick drop and a sudden stop

a quick drop and a sudden stop
noun [əˌkwɪkˈdɹɒpəndəˌsʌdn̩ˈstɒp/
A fall to one’s death, especially by hanging.

> But, yeah, the death penalty is a little stiff just for pretentious writing.> Punning now… it’d be a capital idea, there.Let’s not start _that_ row. Give it a quick drop and a sudden stop, rather than letting them hang…


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