Collocations for "dime"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dime" in context.
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dime
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- do you have a dime?
- can I borrow a dime?
- I'm a dime short
- [put, inserted] a dime into the machine
- [buddy, pal], can you spare a dime?
- haven't got a dime [on me, to my name]
- slang: am [dining, eating, traveling] on [her, his parent's, the boss's] dime
- slang: not on my dime!
- slang: am living on a dime (a day)
- idiom: [life, fortunes] can turn on a dime
- idiom: are a dime a dozen (around here)
- drugs: a dime of [weed, speed, coke]
- [bought, found] it in a dime store
- drugs: bought a dime bag (of weed)
'dime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):