It's your dime

1. When receiving an unwanted telephone call, the phrase is used preemptively to remind the caller that they are paying for the call, in an attempt to have he or she reconsider the importance of placing this call.
(synonym: you're paying for this, you know)

2. Appended to an opinion about a purchase decision
(synonym: whatever you do with your money is fine by me)

3. An indication that one will not be paying for anything.
(synonym: you're picking up the tab)

4. Signifies ownership of loose change.
(synonym: that dime is yours)

5. Signifies that a decision is not up to you. Originated from decisions made in vehicles, where the longer idled, the more gas used, and thus the more money spent.
(synonym: it's not my decision to make)

1. "Speak up, it's your dime."

2. "Which Gucci handbag should I get?"
"I don't care, it's your dime."

3. "One beer, and... what'll you have?"
"Doesn't matter to me, it's your dime for it all."

4. "Look, I found a coin!"
"It's your dime."

5. "Should we go to Babbages or GameStop?"
"Dunno, it's your dime."

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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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