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a dime a dozensomething very plentiful, common, and therefore, inexpensive.Rate it:

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Dime a DozenTo be common and cheap; easy to access and obtainable everywhereRate it:

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dime a dozenSo common as to be practically worthless.Rate it:

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excuses are a dime a dozenThe excuse given is not unique; everyone has an excuse for something.Rate it:

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six of one, half a dozen of the otherThe two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.Rate it:

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half a dozensixRate it:

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Baker's DozenTo get thirteen of any item, for the cost of twelveRate it:

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baker's dozenThirteen, a group of thirteen.Rate it:

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baker's dozenCousin.Rate it:

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baker's half dozenSeven, a group of seven.Rate it:

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bakers dozenThirteen.Rate it:

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banker's dozenElevenRate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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cheaper by the dozenThings are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.Rate it:

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decimal dozenten, a group of tenRate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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twenty to the dozenvery fast, fluently (i.e. "to say twenty words to another's dozen")Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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turn on a dimeVery maneuverableRate it:

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Yankee dimeA kiss.Rate it:

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a dime's worthAn insignificant amount.Rate it:

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dime outto report to the authorities; to snitch onRate it:

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dime's worthAn insignificant amountRate it:

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flip of a dimedoing something really fast, that it's done in a small amount of time like, flip of a dime.Rate it:

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get off the dimetake some action; make progressRate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised 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, Rate it:

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nickel and dimeSmall time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.Rate it:

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nickel and dimea verb; the process of trying to extract small amounts of money (i.e. from someone, from people)Rate it:

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Nickel-and-DimeUnimportant, minor, involving small amount of money, Rate it:

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nickel-and-dimeAlternative spelling of nickel and dime.Rate it:

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not worth a dimeWorthless, lacking in value.Rate it:

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stop on a dimeTo stop dead; stop suddenly.Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

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Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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blanc bonnet, bonnet blanctomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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old time used to beSomebody Loan Me A Dime. lyrics by Boz Scaggs.Rate it:

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se non è zuppa è pan bagnatosix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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