dimed out

When one tells a figure of authority something that another has done something that the authority does not gree with

Dan smoked and Johny dimed out Dan to the police or "po-po".

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stack of dimes

A weld that has well defined and uniform ripples, similar to a stack of coins on an angle.

A stack of dimes is most commonly seen on aluminum bicycle frames.

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nickels on the dime

This is a phrase that's used during negotiations.

It basically means that what you're asking for would make your share too large.

aka asking for 2 nickels per 1 dime

person 1: "So what percentage would I be taking?"
person 2: "I'd give you seven, we could shake and make it happen"
person 1: "I wasn't born this morning, eighteen would be just fine"
person 2: "Why not just go ahead and ask for nickels on the dime?"
person 1: "Fifteen"
person 2: "I'd do eight"
person 1: "twelve"
person 2: "seven"
person 1: "ugh fine, 10?"
person 2: "nine it is then"
person 1: "...deal"

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dime a dozen

cheap, easily replaced, not valuable

Guys like that are a dime a dozen.

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dimed out

in music, to turn the knob of an amplifier to the "10" position, ie maxed out.

"Play louder motherf@cker! The drummer is all over you in the mix."

"What the h@ll you want me to do man, I'm already dimed out!"

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drop dime

Drop dime means to rat someone out, or reveal information, in any situation. It derived from late 1960's and 70's South, where there were 33 fires a day at one point, and crime was the highest it ever was. Thus, many people would rat to save thier own ass, and they'd use a dime because that's what it cost.

Yo man, somebody dropped dime on me. My probation officer know about my bid'ness.

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drop a dime

To narc somebody out, like Huggy Bear always does on Starsky and Hutch.

Huggy Bear's always dropping a dime, I can't believe he's still alive.

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