What does it mean to "drop a dime" on someone?
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Sheriff Raff -Answerhag
ANSWERS: 7
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It usually means to phone the police to report someone for committing a crime.
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to throw a ten cent piece at them from above?
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It goes back to medieval times when there were pay phones and you could make a call for a dime. There was a Public Service Campaign with slogan, "Drop a Dime, Stop a Crime". It even made it into common usage as "diming someone out" or being "dimed"
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Is he getting served drugs ? dealer on the way for a dime...?
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Old expression from back when phone calls cost a dime.
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i assume it means to tell on someone and it may have a tie-in to a payhone. just a guess.
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call them
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