drop a dime on someone

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To inform on (a person); to turn someone in. slang
    — It seems somebody has dropped a dime on you guys, and there is nothing more I can do.

词形变化

drops a dime on someone present,singular,third-person dropping a dime on someone participle,present dropped a dime on someone participle,past dropped a dime on someone past

词源

Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.
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