drop a dime on someone
drop a dime on someone · drops a dime on someone · dropped a dime on someone · dropping a dime on someone
To inform on; to turn someone inTo inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
Origin
Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.
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Forms
drops a dime on someone, dropping a dime on someone, dropped a dime on someone, dropped a dime on someone| Base form | drop a dime on someone · to drop a dime on someone |
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| 3rd person singular | drops a dime on someone |
| Present participle | dropping a dime on someone |
| Past simple | dropped a dime on someone |
| Past participle | dropped a dime on someone |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | drop a dime on someone |
| he, she, it | drops a dime on someone |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | dropped a dime on someone |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have dropped a dime on someone |
| he, she, it | has dropped a dime on someone |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will drop a dime on someone |
Synonyms
3 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