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Phrase(s): drop names [and] drop someone’s name
to mention a name or the names of important or famous people as if they were personal friends. (See also drop someone’s name.) • Mary always tries to impress people by dropping the name of some big-time executives she claims to know. • Bill’s such a snob. Leave it to him to drop the names of all the local gentry.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs