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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a drop of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a small amount of a liquid or substance, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "Just a drop of the potion was enough to change his fate forever."
Alternatives: "a bit of the" or "a touch of the".
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At a drop of the hat the audience just wants to sing.
If even a drop of the filthy water enters the clear water, the clarity diminishes.
Many orchids have a sweetly alluring fragrance but not a drop of the expected nectar.
Likewise it takes only a drop of the filth of disbelief to contaminate Islam in the West".
Not a drop of the forthcoming plot had been leaked in advance, but I took a wild guess.
Some of the top performers, like Rwanda, Ethiopia and Zambia, have not a drop of the stuff.
A drop of the shoulder, a shimmy, a nutmeg and he's through the sister-in-law's legs in a flash.
Someone had told him that a drop of the yellow stuff would work like a charm for the Blues.
Anticipation of the measures contributed to a drop of the shekel to 4.86 to the dollar, a record low.
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In short, driving to Duluth could be a drop-of-the-hat decision.
Administration of nimodipine is often associated with a drop of the arterial blood pressure.
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