drops a dime on someone
drops a dime on someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a dime on someone.
Meaning of drop a dime on someone
Verb
drop a dime on someone (third-person singular simple present drops a dime on someone, present participle dropping a dime on someone, simple past and past participle dropped a dime on someone)
- To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
- It seems somebody has dropped a dime on you guys, and there is nothing more I can do.1992, “Pinkerton's Inc. and Charles F. Keller”, in Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, volume 295, page 540
Questions about drops a dime on someone
- What is drops a dime on someone the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Drops a dime on someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a dime on someone.
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