on a dime

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English[edit]

Prepositional phrase[edit]

(US) Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a very small space and suddenly.
This boat can turn on a dime.

This car has excellent brakes that will stop it on a dime.

Synonyms[edit]

on a sixpence UK

Translations[edit]

within a very short distance

Spanish: por el canto de un duro

See also[edit]

on the dot

Anagrams[edit]

amidone, domaine

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