take a drop

[take a drop] {v. phr.}

1. To indulge in alcoholic drinks.

* /Aunt Liz doesn't really drink; she just takes a drop every now and then./

2. To lose value; decrease in price.

* /Stocks took a big drop yesterday due to the international crisis./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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