KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · edit-28 days agoThere's "when the penny dropped" and someone can "drop a dime". What meaning would you give to dropping nickels and quarters?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThere's "when the penny dropped" and someone can "drop a dime". What meaning would you give to dropping nickels and quarters?KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoI’ve never heard the expression “drop a dime” before. I’ve heard turn on a dime, so I assume a dime is physically very small. But that’s the only association I have, tbh.
minus-squareKittenBiscuits@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoTo drop a dime on someone is to snitch.
I’ve never heard the expression “drop a dime” before. I’ve heard turn on a dime, so I assume a dime is physically very small. But that’s the only association I have, tbh.
To drop a dime on someone is to snitch.