nickel-and-dime
Example Sentences
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But don’t nickel-and-dime your enjoyment of your life in order to punish yourself for financial decisions.
From MarketWatch
Many teams are trying to slow down Kansas City’s offense by playing zone defenses, but the tradeoff is watching Travis Kelce nickel-and-dime his way down the field.
From Washington Times
After years of allegedly running other nickel-and-dime scams, Santos appears to have concluded, for good reason, that the GOP donation pool is composed of easily shaken down marks.
From Salon
“This is meant to nickel-and-dime, audit and harass America’s small businesses and families, who they know cannot afford the legal fees to fight this army,” Malliotakis said.
From Seattle Times
Maybe they result in some nickel-and-dime gains for businesses from people who throw in the towel and pay whatever’s being demanded.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
