dropping 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

   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
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
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