Drop/fall/sink like a stone verb phrase
to fail completely
His newest song dropped like a stone.
With the ineffective marketing campaign, the new laptop sank like a stone.
To go to the bottom very quickly
After my smart phone fell into the water, it sank like a stone.
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
To come off something into flakes or small pieces
An confession of defeat, hopelessness, or resignation
Used to describe a situation in which its outcome is either successful or unsuccessful, or either positive or negative
Many individuals will take credit for success, but few will take responsibility for failure.
The phrase starts with a verb, therefore, it needs to conjugate within the sentence.
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.