drop the pilot

English

Verb

drop the pilot (third-person singular simple present drops the pilot, present participle dropping the pilot, simple past and past participle dropped the pilot)

  1. (US, slang, dated) To obtain a divorce.
    • 2018, Charlotte Laws, Devil in the Basement:
      “Jeepers creepers, sweetie pie. You want to drop the pilot?” Bessie nodded, trembling. “I think it's best. My father knows somebody who can handle the divorce […]
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