| 释义 |
drop a/the dime on somebody - (North American English, informal) to tell the police or people in authority that somebody has done something wrong向某人投钱：告诉警察或权威人士某人做错了事
- If he finds out who dropped the dime on him, they're in trouble.如果他发现是谁把一毛钱丢在他身上，他们就有麻烦了。
- I'm worried if I drop a dime on this guy, he'll get fired, which I don't think he really deserves.我担心如果我在这个人身上扔一毛钱，他就会被解雇，我认为他不应该被解雇。
See also dime | drop |