drop the writ (English, verb)
expansion: drop the writ (third-person singular simple present drops the writ, present participle dropping the writ, simple past and past participle dropped the writ)
Senses:
glosses: To call a federal or provincial election.
tags: Canada
idiomatic
Forms:
form: drops the writ
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: dropping the writ
tags: participle
present
form: dropped the writ
tags: participle
past
form: dropped the writ
tags: past