drop dimes

present singular third person drops dimes · participle present dropping dimes · participle past dropped dimes · past dropped dimes

1. slangSynonym of drop a dime.

   Convicts don't drop dimes on their fellow prisoners.

   2011, Danny Rolling, Sondra London, The Making of a Serial Killer, →ISBN, page 195

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   Don't drop dimes on the company commanders unless it is a last resort. Give them a chance to fix weak areas before you report it to the commander.

   1990, Military Intelligence - Volume 16, Issue 4, page 7

   Women drop dimes on guys all the time. Women are the best sources of information.

   1992, Connie Fletcher, What Cops Know, →ISBN, page 83

   Scared people drop dimes on the people that scare them.

   2012, John Gilstrap, Damage Control, →ISBN, page 77

   Synonyms: drop a dime

2. To pay a small amount.

   So, no shelling out bucks for a new videocard, but if you do decide to drop dimes on in-game content, it'll be worth it.

   2008, PC Gamer - Volume 15

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   They'd lean from booths and barstools upholstered in bright red Naugahyde to drop dimes for “Birth of the Beat” and “Black Magic.”

   1999, Darryl Wimberley, A Rock and a Hard Place, →ISBN

   She voiced her regrets when he dropped dimes on goldfish and refused to accept the excuse that he was trying to set them free.

   2007, Dennis Ford, Red Star, →ISBN, page 155

3. hobbiesTo make multiple assists.

   It wasn't long before Jokic was dropping dimes, blocking shots, leading the break, and running the offense out of the elbow for Denver.

   2016 April 13, Daniel Lewis, “And We Bid You Goodnight: Kick rocks, Denver Nuggets”, in Hardwood Paroxysm

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   Sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau was dropping dimes all over the field, and the CU defense had held the Rams to a mere two yards passing.

   2014 August 30, Jared Funk-Breay, “Rocky Mountain sigh: Buffs fall to Rams in 2014 Showdown”, in CUIndependent

   For now, though, Bishop figures to continue dropping dimes and making her teammates better, though Groveston believes the relationship between Bishop and her recipients goes both ways.

   2016 April 13, Brady McAtamney, “GVSU's Bishop sits fourth in single season assists”, in Grand Valley Lanthorn

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, dime.

   Each team suspends a cup from a spring and drops dimes in the cup, measuring the length of the spring each time another dime is dropped in the cup.

   2005, Derek Stolp, Mathematics Miseducation: The Case Against a Tired Tradition, →ISBN, page 38