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Idioms: Drop a Dime

Drop a Dime means to make a phone call or inform someone. It is primarily used for calling the police to report someone's activities.

Drop a Dime

To make a phone call. To inform.

It is primarily used for calling the police to report someone's activities.

Examples:

Drop a Huggy Bear's always dropping a dime, I can't believe he's still alive.

Don't hang around with her, she's a dime dropper.

When he least expects it, I drop a dime on him.

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