drop a dime on someone en · VERB
Etymology
Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.
Meanings
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(slang) To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
It seems somebody has dropped a dime on you guys, and there is nothing more I can do.
1992, “Pinkerton's Inc. and Charles F. Keller”, in Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, volume 295, page 540:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drops a dime on someone | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dropped a dime on someone | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped a dime on someone | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dropping a dime on someone | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |