drop a dime

短语

扔一枚硬币

发音

AU

词形变化

dropped a dime dropping a dime drops a dime 三单 drops a dime dropping a dime 现在分词 dropped a dime 过去式 dropped a dime 过去分词

别名

drop a nickel

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a telephone call.

    习语 俚语
  2. 2.

    To inform, to call the authorities (on).

    俚语

    Near-synonyms: give [someone] up, give [someone] away; spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag

    He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph.

词源

See dime § Etymology 2

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