KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · edit-23 months agoThere's "when the penny dropped" and someone can "drop a dime". What meaning would you give to dropping nickels and quarters?message-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-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-23 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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-up3·3 months 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.