diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/drop.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/drop.rs
index 2d38beafc1..7820419eef 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/drop.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/drop.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Drop {
         Signature::build("drop").optional(
             "rows",
             SyntaxShape::Number,
-            "starting from the back, the number of rows to drop",
+            "starting from the back, the number of rows to remove",
         )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Drop the last number of rows."
+        "Remove the last number of rows. If you want to remove columns, try 'reject'."
     }
 
     async fn run(
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/reject.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/reject.rs
index 1498b382fd..d0d1031dee 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/reject.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/reject.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Reject {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Remove the given columns from the table."
+        "Remove the given columns from the table. If you want to remove rows, try 'drop'."
     }
 
     async fn run(