dime Idiom

a dime a dozen

very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen.

dime a dozen

(See a dime a dozen)

on a dime

in a very small space His new car has very powerful brakes and is able to stop on a dime.

stop on a dime

stop very quickly, stop exactly where you wish With antiskid brakes, this car can stop on a dime. See?

turn on a dime

turn sharply, turn quickly, do a 180 A Celica has excellent steering. It can turn on a dime.

dime

1. ten dolar bag of marijuana. Due to price variations the price may actually be higher for the same bag
2. a very appealing female; beautiful with a nice body and smart:"Man, Theresa is a dime"
3. see also drop a dime

dime piece

a fine (attractive) girl; a high rating from one to ten:"That girl is a dime piece"

drop a dime

to inform on someone to legal authorities; i.e., to rat someone out to the police:"Tom is a punk, because he dropped a dime on Jerry about those tags"

not worth a dime

Idiom(s): not worth a dime AND not worth a red cent

Theme: WORTHLESSNESS

worthless. (Informal.)
• This land is all swampy. It's not worth a dime.
• This pen I bought isn't worth a dime. It has no ink.
• It's not worth a red cent.

nickel and dime

Idiom(s): nickel and dime sb

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to charge someone many small amounts of money; to assess many small fees against someone. (Fixed order.)
• We will not stay at that resort again. They nickel and dime you to death in that place. There is a charge for everything.
• Tuition at the university hasn't gone up in two years but other small fees have. They really nickel and dime you there.

At a drop of a dime

(USA) If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without hesitation.

dime a dozen|dime|dozen

adj. phr., informal Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common. Mr. Jones gives A's to only one or two students, but in Mr. Smith's class, A's are a dime a dozen.

dime store|dime|five|five-and-dime|five-and-ten|st

n. phr. A store that sells things that cost little. Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.

on a dime|dime|on

adv. phr., informal In a very small space. Bob can turn that car on a dime. Tom says his new sports car will stop on a dime.

turn on a dime|dime|turn|turn on

v. phr. To be able to turn in a very narrow spot comparable to a small coin. This new sports car can turn on a dime.

get off the dime

get off the dime
Take action, especially following a time of indecision or delay. For example, It's time this administration got off the dime and came up with a viable budget. This expression originated in the 1920s in dance-halls as an imperative for dancers to get moving. By 1926 it had been extended to other activities.

nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime
nickel-and-dime it
to succeed or obtain something gradually by the repeated expenditure of small sums or the slow gathering of votes, power, money, etc. in small increments