five and 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.

five-and-dime

A abundance that sells appurtenances at low prices (at one time, for actually 5 and 10 cents). Primarily heard in US. We can get that cheaper at the five-and-dime, you know. We had to alpha arcade at five-and-dimes afterwards my dad absent his job.

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