dime
Example Sentences
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They also told me he could turn on a dime and become reclusive or even disdainful of dinner guests.
So another day like Wednesday—which are a dime a dozen for the Korean stock market right now—and it will have wiped out all those losses.
From Barron's
However, “this is a market being driven by headlines, those headlines can turn on a dime,” said Josh Gilbert, market analyst at eToro.
“We have to do a better job to find those pennies out there—those pennies, nickels and dimes to save and not turn the lights on until you need to,” he says.
The auditor said he isn’t out to nickel and dime anyone.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.