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on someone's own dime

on someone's own dime is the alternative form of on someone's dime.

Meaning of on someone's dime

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

Questions about on someone's own dime

What is on someone's own dime the alternative form of?
On someone's own dime is the alternative form of on someone's dime.

Words near on someone's own dime in the dictionary

  1. on someone's dime
  2. on someone's doorstep
  3. on someone's good side
  4. on someone's hands
  5. on someone's mind
  6. on someone's own dime
  7. on someone's radar
  8. on someone's radar screen
  9. on someone's side
  10. on someone's tail
  11. on song

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