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threw nickels around like manhole covers

threw nickels around like manhole covers is the simple past of throw nickels around like manhole covers.

Meaning of throw nickels around like manhole covers

Verb

throw nickels around like manhole covers (third-person singular simple present throws nickels around like manhole covers, present participle throwing nickels around like manhole covers, simple past threw nickels around like manhole covers, past participle thrown nickels around like manhole covers)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial, humorous) To be very stingy; to be reluctant to part with money.

Questions about threw nickels around like manhole covers

What is threw nickels around like manhole covers the simple past of?
Threw nickels around like manhole covers is the simple past of throw nickels around like manhole covers.

Words near threw nickels around like manhole covers in the dictionary

  1. threw in with
  2. threw it back
  3. threw light on
  4. threw money around
  5. threw money away
  6. threw nickels around like manhole covers
  7. threw off
  8. threw off balance
  9. threw off on
  10. threw off the trail
  11. threw on

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