Dropping Like Fries

English in a Minute: Dropping Like Flies

Definition

The idiom is used to describe a situation where many people or things are falling, falling quitting, or dying quickly and large number.

Usage and Examples

1. When people get sick or leave quickly
   Everyone in the office is catching the flu; they're dropping like flies.

2. Describing sudden failure
   The competitor in the marathon were dropping like flies.

3. In a figurative sence
   New business in the area are dropping like flies due to the high rent.

My sentence

The M-1 participants were dropping like flies as the competition got tougher.