drop dimes

English

Verb

drop dimes (third-person singular simple present drops dimes, present participle dropping dimes, simple past and past participle dropped dimes)

1. (slang, used with on) Synonym of drop a dime
   • 1990, Military Intelligence - Volume 16, Issue 4, page 7:

     Don't drop dimes on the company commanders unless it is a last resort. Give them a chance to fix weak areas before you report it to the commander.

   • 1992, Connie Fletcher, What Cops Know, →ISBN, page 83:

     Women drop dimes on guys all the time. Women are the best sources of information.

   • 2011, Danny Rolling, Sondra London, The Making of a Serial Killer, →ISBN, page 195:

     Convicts don't drop dimes on their fellow prisoners.

   • 2012, John Gilstrap, Damage Control, →ISBN, page 77:

     Scared people drop dimes on the people that scare them.

2. To pay a small amount.
   • 1999, Darryl Wimberley, A Rock and a Hard Place, →ISBN:

     They'd lean from booths and barstools upholstered in bright red Naugahyde to drop dimes for “Birth of the Beat” and “Black Magic.”

   • 2007, Dennis Ford, Red Star, →ISBN, page 155:

     She voiced her regrets when he dropped dimes on goldfish and refused to accept the excuse that he was trying to set them free.

   • 2008, PC Gamer - Volume 15:

     So, no shelling out bucks for a new videocard, but if you do decide to drop dimes on in-game content, it'll be worth it.

3. (sports) To make multiple assists.
   • 2014 August 30, Jared Funk-Breay, “Rocky Mountain sigh: Buffs fall to Rams in 2014 Showdown”, in CUIndependent:

     Sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau was dropping dimes all over the field, and the CU defense had held the Rams to a mere two yards passing.

   • 2016 April 13, Brady McAtamney, “GVSU's Bishop sits fourth in single season assists”, in Grand Valley Lanthorn:

     For now, though, Bishop figures to continue dropping dimes and making her teammates better, though Groveston believes the relationship between Bishop and her recipients goes both ways.

   • 2016 April 13, Daniel Lewis, “And We Bid You Goodnight: Kick rocks, Denver Nuggets”, in Hardwood Paroxysm:

     It wasn't long before Jokic was dropping dimes, blocking shots, leading the break, and running the offense out of the elbow for Denver.

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ dime.
   • 2005, Derek Stolp, Mathematics Miseducation: The Case Against a Tired Tradition, →ISBN, page 38:

     Each team suspends a cup from a spring and drops dimes in the cup, measuring the length of the spring each time another dime is dropped in the cup.

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