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throwing nickels around like manhole covers

throwing nickels around like manhole covers is the present participle and gerund 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 throwing nickels around like manhole covers

What is throwing nickels around like manhole covers the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing nickels around like manhole covers is the present participle and gerund of throw nickels around like manhole covers.

Words near throwing nickels around like manhole covers in the dictionary

  1. throwing it back
  2. throwing knife
  3. throwing knives
  4. throwing light on
  5. throwing money around
  6. throwing nickels around like manhole covers
  7. throwing off
  8. throwing off balance
  9. throwing off on
  10. throwing off the trail
  11. throwing on

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