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throw nickels around like manhole covers

throw nickels around like manhole covers verb: to be very stingy; to be reluctant to part with money.

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.

Forms of throw nickels around like manhole covers

third-person singular presentthrows nickels around like manhole covers
present participlethrowing nickels around like manhole covers
pastthrew nickels around like manhole covers
past participlethrown nickels around like manhole covers

Origin of throw nickels around like manhole covers

See throw money around. A manhole cover is large, heavy, and not easily thrown.

Questions about throw nickels around like manhole covers

What does throw nickels around like manhole covers mean?
Throw nickels around like manhole covers means to be very stingy; to be reluctant to part with money.
What part of speech is throw nickels around like manhole covers?
Throw nickels around like manhole covers is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw nickels around like manhole covers?
The past tense of throw nickels around like manhole covers is threw nickels around like manhole covers.

Words near throw nickels around like manhole covers in the dictionary

  1. throw light on
  2. throw like a girl
  3. throw line
  4. throw money around
  5. throw money away
  6. throw nickels around like manhole covers
  7. throw of the dice
  8. throw off
  9. throw off balance
  10. throw off on
  11. throw off the trail

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