English Explanatory Dictionary

drop a dime on someone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.

Word forms

drop a dime on someone drops a dime on someone dropping a dime on someone dropped a dime on someone

Etymology

Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.

Synonyms

inform grass up snitch
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