
What Does “drop a dime” mean?
Definition:
to drop a dime means to make a phone call, usually calling the police to inform on or betray someone.
Example(s)
He went out to drop a dime on John.
This idiom is in the money category.
to drop a dime means to make a phone call, usually calling the police to inform on or betray someone.
He went out to drop a dime on John.
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