@KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish • edit-21 month agoThere's "when the penny dropped" and someone can "drop a dime". What meaning would you give to dropping nickels and quarters?message-square9fedilinkarrow-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-21 month agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month 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-square@KittenBiscuits@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month 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.