- drop a dime on someone
- drop a (or the) dime on someoneinformal inform on someone
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drop a dime on someone
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drop a dime — (USA) If you drop a dime, you inform the police about someone s illegal activities … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop a dime on — drop a (or the) dime on informal inform on (someone) to the police … Useful english dictionary
drop a dime — make a call using a public telephone; turn someone into the police, inform the police about a crime … English contemporary dictionary
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