nickel-and-dime
adjective
USinformaluk/ˌnɪk.əl.ənˈdaɪm/us/ˌnɪk.əl.ənˈdaɪm/used todescribesomething that is notimportant, usually because it does notinvolvemuchmoney:
（通常指由于涉及金额不多而）微不足道的a nickel-and-dimedispute为鸡毛蒜皮的小事发生的争吵
Synonym
small-timedisapproving
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless
nickel-and-dime
verb[T]
USinformaluk/ˌnɪk.əl.ənˈdaɪm/us/ˌnɪk.əl.ənˈdaɪm/todamagesomeone or something either by taking away manysmallamountsofmoneyor by giving too muchattentiontodetails:
（通过金钱上的逐渐索取或对细节的过分关注而）一点一滴地耗损Thebanksnickle anddimeyoutodeathwith all the littlefeestheychargeyou.银行用一笔又一笔的小费用积少成多地把人压垮。
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- alloy
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- scuff
- sour
- wreck