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on someone's dime

on someone's dime prepositional phrase: at the monetary expense of the person indicated.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) At the monetary expense of the person indicated.
    • They challenged my knowledge of the book, suggested that my article would inevitably be lousy and concluded that J. D. Salinger would be disgusted by what I was doing—all the while drinking on my dime.1995 December 22, Adam Green, “If Holden Caulfield Spent a Weekend in Today's Manhattan”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Jun 2019
    • Their simple lives contrast sharply with the multimillion-dollar rumors surrounding Osama bin Laden. […] [T]hey weren't living large on his dime.2001 September 23, John Cloud, “The Plot Comes Into Focus”, in Time, retrieved 03 Jun 2019

Forms of on someone's dime

alternative formon someone's own dime

Questions about on someone's dime

What does on someone's dime mean?
On someone's dime means at the monetary expense of the person indicated.
What part of speech is on someone's dime?
On someone's dime is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on someone's dime in the dictionary

  1. on someone's ass
  2. on someone's back
  3. on someone's books
  4. on someone's butt
  5. on someone's dick
  6. on someone's dime
  7. on someone's doorstep
  8. on someone's good side
  9. on someone's hands
  10. on someone's mind
  11. on someone's own dime

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