I hate being nickeled and dimed by hotels for local telephone calls - they already charge you so much for the room.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
nickel and dime someone (to death) — tv. o make numerous small monetary charges that add up to a substantial sum. □ Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death. □ Just give me the whole bill at one time. Don’t nickel and dime me for days on end … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nickel and dime — (someone) American, informal to charge someone small amounts of money for something, often as an extra payment. I hate being nickeled and dimed by hotels for local telephone calls they already charge you so much for the room … New idioms dictionary
nickel-and-dime — nickel and dime1 adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL inexpensive and unimportant: Don t worry too much about the little nickel and dime expenses. nickel and dime ,nickel and dime 2 verb transitive AMERICAN to ask someone to pay small but regular amounts… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nickel and dime — 1. adjective /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap. I bought my new ride from some nickel and dime used car salesman. 2. verb /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ a) To charge, or be charged, sev … Wiktionary
nickel — (n.) whitish metal element, 1755, coined in 1754 by Swedish mineralogist Axel von Cronstedt (1722 1765) from shortening of Swed. kopparnickel copper colored ore (from which it was first obtained), a half translation of Ger. Kupfernickel, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
Dime (slang) — Dime is a term with multiple slang meanings. Its formal etymology is Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo French disme, dime , from Latin decima , from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten. Its slang uses have been related to the… … Wikipedia
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List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found … Wikipedia
