drop a dime on someone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.
Verb[edit]
drop a dime on someone (third-person singular simple present drops a dime on someone, present participle dropping a dime on someone, simple past and past participle dropped a dime on someone)
- (slang) To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
Synonyms[edit]
- inform, grass up, snitch; See also Thesaurus:rat out