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thrown nickels around like manhole covers

thrown nickels around like manhole covers is the past participle 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 thrown nickels around like manhole covers

What is thrown nickels around like manhole covers the past participle of?
Thrown nickels around like manhole covers is the past participle of throw nickels around like manhole covers.

Words near thrown nickels around like manhole covers in the dictionary

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

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