a dime's worth »
An insignificant amount.
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albatross »
A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
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dim bulb »
A person who is slow-witted.
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dimber damber upright man »
The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.
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dime a dozen »
So common as to be practically worthless.
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drop a dime »
To make a phone call, usually means calling the police to report another's activities.
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drop the gloves »
To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.
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f** this »
The phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.
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fall off »
To diminish in size or value.
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glimmer »
A faint light; a dim glow.
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go off the boil »
To become of diminished intensity or urgency.
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in for a dime, in for a dollar »
Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry,
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knuckle dragger »
A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
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melon head »
A dimwit, a fool.
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nickel and dime »
Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.
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