dime
To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymouslyTo inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
» They're a dime a dozen.
Die bekommt man nachgeschmissen. — al_ex_an_der
Die sind spottbillig. — al_ex_an_der
Их навалом. — odexed
Их пруд пруди. — odexed
Їх хоче греблю гати. — deniko
Їх як сміття. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(US, slang)To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
(US, slang)To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).
I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed.
Examples
41 sentencesThey're a dime a dozen.
Їх хоче греблю гати. — deniko
ruИх навалом. — odexed
deDie bekommt man nachgeschmissen. — al_ex_an_der
Can you lend me a dime?
deKannst du mir mal zehn Cent leihen? — Vortarulo
I don't have a dime left.
ruУ меня даже копейки не осталось. — paul_lingvo
I don't owe you a dime.
Things like this are a dime a dozen.
ruТаких вещей полно на каждом углу. — Ooneykcall
Origin
From the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones chargFrom the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones charged 10¢ in almost all jurisdictions until the late 1970s.
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Forms
dimes, diming, dimed, dimedSynonyms
34 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle