drop dimes

Verb

drop dimes (third-person singular simple present drops dimes, present participle dropping dimes, simple past and past participle dropped dimes)

1. (slang) Synonym of drop a dime.
   • Don't drop dimes on the company commanders unless it is a last resort. Give them a chance to fix weak areas before you report it to the commander.1990, Military Intelligence - Volume 16, Issue 4, page 7
   • Women drop dimes on guys all the time. Women are the best sources of information.1992, Connie Fletcher, What Cops Know, →ISBN, page 83

   Synonyms:

   drop a dime

2. To pay a small amount.
   • They'd lean from booths and barstools upholstered in bright red Naugahyde to drop dimes for “Birth of the Beat” and “Black Magic.”1999, Darryl Wimberley, A Rock and a Hard Place, →ISBN
   • She voiced her regrets when he dropped dimes on goldfish and refused to accept the excuse that he was trying to set them free.2007, Dennis Ford, Red Star, →ISBN, page 155
3. To make multiple assists.
   • Sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau was dropping dimes all over the field, and the CU defense had held the Rams to a mere two yards passing.2014 August 30, Jared Funk-Breay, “Rocky Mountain sigh: Buffs fall to Rams in 2014 Showdown”, in CUIndependent
   • For now, though, Bishop figures to continue dropping dimes and making her teammates better, though Groveston believes the relationship between Bishop and her recipients goes both ways.2016 April 13, Brady McAtamney, “GVSU's Bishop sits fourth in single season assists”, in Grand Valley Lanthorn
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, dime.
   • Each team suspends a cup from a spring and drops dimes in the cup, measuring the length of the spring each time another dime is dropped in the cup.2005, Derek Stolp, Mathematics Miseducation: The Case Against a Tired Tradition, →ISBN, page 38